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Soft and quietly dramatic, rose madder is a colour with a story as rich as its rosy hue. Once prized by ancient civilisations and later favoured by artists for its delicate beauty, rose madder brings timeless warmth...

Art Mail is Winsor & Newton’s biggest ever campaign and a global celebration of watercolour. We wanted to launch with a film that not only inspires artists to take part...

Gamboge has been prized for centuries for the warmth of its golden yellow tones. Transparent in washes but leaning towards orange in heavier applications, it's a colour that's associated with...

We invited Frances and Ronni to reimagine notebooks from Winsor & Newton's historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques....

A popular yellow-green colour, sap green was originally a sticky syrup made from unripe buckthorn berry juice and sold in pigs' bladders.

A bluish-green pigment with a semi-transparent quality, cobalt green’s cool tones bring a lifelike quality to creative works of all kinds. 

We invited three artists to reimagine educational notebooks from Winsor & Newton’s historic archive. First published between 1850 and 1890, these 'shilling books' offered guidance on various traditional art techniques....

Discover the painstaking process of making cadmium red, an eyecatching pigment loved by artists for its brightness, strength and opacity.

We had an in-depth chat with Marilyn Rose, the first artist from the Winsor & Newton Spring 2025 Watercolour Residency. The eight-week residency takes place at The Manufacturers Village in...