Series number: 1 Chemical description: Quinacridone, Azo Nickel Complex Colour index name: PR209 PY150 Colour index number: 48545 Permanence rating: A ASTM lightfastness rating: II Transparency/Opacity: ST

Winsor & Newton have been manufacturing their colours since 1832 and the quality of their paint continues to receive international acclaim.

Winsor & Newton watercolours are a familiar sight in most painters' studios. With 80 single pigment colours in the range, Winsor & Newton offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments for clean colour mixing.

The range is available in a wide variety of formats, including half pans, full pans, and tubes in 5ml, 14ml, and 37ml. This means that all painters have been taken into consideration, from those who work large scale to those who specialise in highly intricate miniatures.

New Gamboge - pigment change
Originally produced using Gamboge, a coloured gum from the Garcinia plant, Artists' Water Colour Gamboge was discontinued in 2005, due to its toxic characteristics. Its replacement was a different shade, due to the pigments available and renamed New Gamboge.

Due to the above pigment discontinuation, New Gamboge, in both Professional Water Colour and Cotman, has been reformulated once again and, with advances in pigment technology, the colour is much closer to its original namesake, delivering greater authenticity within the spectrum.

The pigments have changed from Nickel Dioxine PY153 to Quinacridone PR209 & Azo Nickel Complex PY150

Please note: due to trading agreements we are unable to ship this product outside of the UK and EU.