A. Gallo : Handmade Watercolor Paint
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Handmade in Assisi, Italy, A. Gallo Watercolors are crafted using traditional recipes to produce highly pigmented, pure, and luminous colors.
- 80+ colors available
- Excellent quality
- Made with gum arabic, honey and pure pigments
- Range inspired by historical pigments
- Made in Italy
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A. Gallo Handmade Watercolors have been developed using a contemporary approach to historical color.
Made by hand in Assisi, the watercolors are crafted according to a traditional recipe of raw pigment, gum arabic, local honey, rosemary essential oil, and a wetting agent. This artisanal process creates a very pigmented and luminous paint that activates beautifully when wet. The binder is made from pure lumps of Kordofan gum arabic from the Acacia Senegal tree dissolved in distilled water and filtered to remove any impurities. Honey from Umbria is added as a humectant, and rosemary essential oil is added for its natural antifungal properties.
A. Gallo watercolors are available as individual half pans and full pans, and in special themed sets. Each pan is wrapped in watercolor paper with a hand painted sample brushed over it. The watercolor sets are beautifully packaged with original marbled paper by Florentine artisan workshop Giulio Giannini e Figlio and a color chart printed on Arches watercolor paper. The colors are made by hand in very small batches. The watercolors are cadmium, cobalt, lead, and mercury-free.
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Spec
| Product Code | P-WAGALP |
|---|---|
| To Use With | Watercolor |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Binder | Gum Arabic |
| Transparency | Refer to single colours |
| Colour Lightfast | Refer to single colors |
Reviews 8
A Gallo's quality is beyond compare
I've a number of A Gallo sets and loose watercolour pans now and they are, hands down, one of the most superb quality brands of handmade paints I've had the pleasure of working with. The pigment load is astonishing, they wet super easily and they're great at re-working and lifting, as well as layering if you use any of the Naturale set. I very much appreciate their approach to historic pigments too and the way they curate their palettes to reflect this means people have a choice of avoiding a lot of the more toxic pigments found within the art world.
Favourite watercolours
I love this watercolour range and it is my favourite to paint with. Some unusual colours and love how a little goes a long way. These go everywhere with me.
Fantastic watercolors, smooth, and some granular and the metallics are mezmerizing
Depending on what you like to do with your watercolors (from bright botanical's to earthy landscapes), I can do all with these. Yes some colors are a bit weak or off BUT that occurs in every brand. This is a great brand, they offer some unique colors as well. They travel well.
Love these paints
I really enjoy painting with these, and the results I get.
Stil de Grain and A. Gallo Paints
A. Gallo makes a unique product which can't be compared to other brands. The set I purchased included a brush, which doesn't fit comfortably in my hand and would have set it aside but I realized the paints require a brush that is heavier and more robust than I'm used to. You almost have to dig these earth colors, and the Stil de Grain, out of their pans, and they will leave a texture you can feel on your paper. It's an experience, working with the earth and lake pigments. For naturalizing: rocks, sand, paths, trees, this is outstanding. But what I truly love about this paint is the pigments come from around the world. From Iceland, England, Italy... my box of paint is my ticket to travel to places I will never get to see. For that reason alone these paints are among my favorites.
Beautiful colors
I bought a signature palette. The colors are vibrant and outstanding. The olive green deep is my new favorite color
Pietra Rose & Ultramarine Pink
My very first two "A. Gallo paint" I purchased. After an addition of 20 more colours, they are still my very favorite two, so special. But I have to mention like another review that Azurite Blue is so unique and delightful. A. Gallo definitely has a great selection of unique paints not comparable to other brands.
Still de grain light
The most expensive half pan I have ever bought $25.10, and the very most disappointing paint I ever bought. After 5 layers, I could not even get close to the swatch included with the paint. What appeared to be a very unique paint that I was excited to add to my collection of A. Gallo supreme quality, only brought a deep disappointment and pure waste of money!.