Holbein Artists' Granulating Watercolours are made with at least two different pigments that gently granulate and create beautiful textured and colour effects. These effects can be controlled by the amount of water that is added as well as the type of painting surface with rough papers accentuating the granulation effects.
A European-style transparent watercolour, Holbein watercolour preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in traditional Japanese watercolour techniques. They are produced without ox-gall, animal by-products or other dispersing agents, which permits greater colour density and brush control.
The range has a consistent creamy texture that remains smooth when dry without cracking, crumbling, chipping or moulding in the palette. Colours can be rewetted and used like a pan colour - simply fill the wells of a suitable palette with the desired colour selection, allow it to dry, then wet the colour when needed.
