Watercolours - from Mona Lisa Artists' Materials

Mona Lisa Artists Materials

Watercolour Paints & Supplies

Winsor Newton Artists Watercolours
     Known for their permanence, color brilliance, transparency and high quality materials.
     Formulated to not only provide brilliant color but the utmost in lightfastness.
     Available in 5ml, 14ml or 37ml tubes, as well as 1/2 pans and full pans.
     Pigments used are the finest available and great care is taken to retain their individuality
          when they are combined with the most suitable gums, wetting agents and preservatives.
     Maximum pigment content consistent with good handling qualities, achieving the highest
          possible tinting strength, quality and reliability.

DaVinci Watercolours
     With over 70 years experience, giving artists a complete line of highly lightfast colors.
     ASTM permanent pigments approved for artists’ quality at an incredible value.
     Vibrancy, permanency and performance ~ Highest quality watercolors at the best value.

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Holbein Artists' Watercolours
     Moist, transparent watercolour produces physical permanence, light fastness, and a full
          range palette.
     Retains it's clean, crisp, and brilliant characteristics.
     Exceptional chroma levels, colour vigor, and brush handling on quality papers.
     5 ml tubes available in sets of 12, 18, and 30.

Academy Watercolours From Grumbacher
     Student range of watercolours are user-friendly and affordable.
     Traditional ingredients, careful manufacturing, and attention to quality.
     Easily resoluble with water after drying on the palette.
     Available in a range of 60 colours, in 7.5 ml/.25oz tubes.

Artists' Extra-Fine Watercolours From Daler Rowney
     Finest pigments are loaded to achieve a richness professionals demand.
     Pure clean colours flow freely and won't leave hard lines at wash edges.
     Pigments are milled up to nine times to reach supermicron fineness.
     Made using traditional triple granite rollers to maintain optimum temperature.
     Every batch is checked for consistency before packing.
     Available in 58 colours, in 5ml and 15ml tubes, whole pans, and half pans.

Artists' Watercolours From M. Graham & Co.
     Handmade with honey, gum arabic, and pure pigments.
     High pigment loads offer high lightfastness ratings, and retain moisture for
          smooth easily controlled washes.
     Colours made with honey do not dry up in the tube or on the palette and
          easily dilute, often after months or years of disuse.
     Available in 35 popular colours in 15ml tubes for a complete palette.

Designers Gouache From Winsor & Newton
     Range of opaque water colours developed especially for designers.
     Unsurpassed, brilliant covering power with a high level of pigmentation.
     Even flow and pure pigments produce flat washes without streaking.
     Compatible with W&N watercolour products.
     A wide spectrum of 88 colours available in both tubes and pots.

French School Savoir Faire Gouache
     Vibrant and brightly-colored water-based gouache.
     The French School's opaque paints are ideal for students and artists of all ages.
     Versatile, easy-to-use paints, are an excellent choice for color theory instruction and other
          educational uses.
     Available individually as well as sets of 5 tubes and 10 tubes.

M Graham Gouache
     Based on single pigment colors, this opaque watercolor gouache is a professional's dream.
     Colour is dense, rich, and highly pigmented with no fillers, opacifiers, or adulterants.
     available in 15ml tubes, based on the same pigments as its watercolor formulas.
     Opaque matte finish can stand alone, or be combined with transparent watercolor to create
          permanent works of art.
     Gum Arabic and pure honey act as a binder to prevent cracking and increase flow.

Reeves Gouache
     Opaque fine gouache colours generally used in design and rendering.
     Student grade at an economical price.
     12ml tubes available in sets of 12 and 18.

Japanese Gold Watercolour
     23 karat gold watercolour.
     For traditional Japanese calligraphy and watercolour painting.
     Attractive ceramic dish.

6 Unique Watercolour Mediums
     75ml bottles are specially formulated for consistent control of special effects.
     Granulation Medium ~ Adds a granular effect to colours in all techniques.
     Lifting Preparation ~ Easily lifts dry washes from paper with a wet brush.
     Permanent Masking Medium ~ Makes specific areas water resistant.
     Blending Medium ~ Slows drying to allow more blending time.
     Texture Medium ~ Gives the impression of depth and structure.
     Iridescent Medium ~ Adds a pearlescent or glitter effect to watercolours.