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A fresh start, a new project, a new academic year. We chatted to Textile Design student Alice Carter about her go-to essentials and how she prepares to get creative.

Violet exists at the very edge of our vision, at the end of the rainbow. It became so infectious as a pigment that Monet and the Impressionists were dubbed with...

Who would have thought that ink produced by a sea creature could find its way onto an artist's canvas? The journey from the sea to sepia is a testament to...

The colour red evokes power, intensity and big emotions, but there are nuances in every shade. Cadmium paints have the broadest range of hues that come from any inorganic pigment...

Artist Chloe Scott-Moncrieff shares her playful ideas to help you overcome perfectionism when making art.

In our Items of Intrigue sessions from the Winsor & Newton archives, we explore William Winsor and Henry Newton’s innovative portable watercolour sets. From water-bottle box sets to pocket-sized palettes,...

Sketchbooking is exactly that: filling sketchbooks with doodles, collages, scrapbooking and journaling. But for many creatives it is so much more. A way to release thoughts on paper. A mindful,...

What’s in a logo? For Winsor & Newton, it is more than just an eye-catching symbol – the logo is a part of history. From the archive, we look at...

Explore the story of Turner's Yellow, a tribute to JMW Turner’s rebellious spirit and revolutionary masterpieces that were shaped by the Industrial Revolution.