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Winsor and Newton Artist Water Colours

William Winsor and Henry Newton first introduced most water colours in the 1830’s.

Artists Water Colours are made from the finest pigments available in the highest concentrations possible consistent with good handling qualities.

There are three main characteristics of water colour pigments which are commonly referred to by the artist. The relative staining ability of pigments is noted by artists who wish to lift colours with a sponge, to achieve particular colour and texture effects. Some pigments show a tendency to granulate, like Raw Umber, causing the pigments to settle in the hollows of the paper surface to produce a mottled effect. Flocculation also gives a mottled effect. This happens when pigment particles are attracted to each other rather than dispersing evenly, like Ultramarine Blue.

Series	Colour	Permanence Rating	Series	Colour	Permanence Rating
I	Alizarin Crimson	B	I	New Gamboge	A
I	Antwerp Blue	A (iv)	I	Neutral Tint	A
IV	Aureolin	A (I) (ii)	I	Olive Green	A
III	Bismuth Yellow	A	I	Payne’s Gray	A
I	Brown Madder	A	III	Permanent Alizarin Crimson	A
I	Burnt Sienna	AA	III	Permanent Carmine	A
I	Burnt Umber	AA	III	Permanent Magenta	A
IV	Cadmium Orange	A(ii)	III	Permanent Rose	A
IV	Cadmium Red	A(ii)	I	Permanent Sap Green	A
IV	Cadmium Red Deep	A(ii)	III	Perylene Maroon	A
IV	Cadmium Yellow	A(ii)	I	Prussian Blue	A(iv)
IV	Cadmium Yellow Pale	A(ii)	I	Purple Madder	A
II	Caput Mortuum Violet	AA	III	Quinacridone Gold	A
III	Cerulean Blue	AA	III	Quinacridone Magenta	A
I	Chinese White	AA	III	Quinacridone Red	A
IV	Cobalt Blue	AA	I	Raw Sienna	AA
IV	Cobalt Blue Deep	AA	I	Raw Umber	AA
IV	Cobalt Turquoise	AA	IV	Rose Madder Genuine	B(i)
IV	Cobalt Violet	AA	I	Sepia	AA
I	Davy’s Gray	AA	I	Terre Verte	AA
II	French Ultramarine	A(iii)	III	Thioindigo Violet	A
II	Gold Ochre	AA	I	Titanium White	AA
II	Green Gold	A	II	Transparent Yellow	A
I	Hooker’s Green	A	II	Ultramarine Violet	A
III	Indanthrene Blue	A	I	Vandyke Brown	AA
I	Indian Red	A	III	Vermillion Hue	A(ii)
I	Indian Yellow	A	III	Viridian	AA
I	Indigo	A	I	Winsor Blue Red Shade	A
I	Ivory Black	AA	I	Winsor Green Blue Shade	A
I	Lamp Black	AA	I	Winsor Red	A
IV	Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate)	AA	I	Winsor Violet Dioxazine	A
II	Manganese Blue Hue	A	I	Winsor Yellow	A
I	Naples Yellow	A	I	Yellow Ochre	AA

Winsor and Newton Artist Water Colours

Permanence Rating:
AA Highest Permanence Rating
A Permanent
B Moderately Durable
C Fugitive

For some colours, the rating may include one or more of the following additions:

‘A’ rated in full strength, may fade in thin washes

Cannot be relied upon to withstand damp

Bleached by acids, acidic atmosphere

Fluctuating colour, fades in light, recovers in dark

Should not be prepared in pale tints with Flake White, as these will fade

‘A’ rated with a coating of fixative

Series	Price 5 ml tubes
I	$14.66
II	$16.55
III	$18.50
IV	$21.71

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