Color
Artist colors consist of pigment or dye suspended in a binder such as oil, solvent, water, or wax. The pigments used in the best quality artists’ colors are of the finest grade and are vibrant, rich, and full of character.
Our collection includes a wide range of oil, acrylic, gouache and watercolor paints, as well as a variety of inks and pens. You can also shop a quality selection of traditional drawing materials, pastels, and colored pencils. Discover professional and student quality color from great brands, including Jackson’s own brand range of artist colors.
Lustrous and versatile, oil paint is made using finely ground pigment particles suspended in drying oils. Choose from over 2,000 variations of colors.
For reliability and versatility, it’s hard to beat acrylic - no other paint offers as much variety of texture, viscosity, or room for customization.
Fine pigment suspended in a binder, which can be thinned with water. Watercolor dries quickly and is easy to apply using various techniques.
Painting with pastel is the closest thing to painting with pure pigment. Pastels come as oil pastels, soft pastels and hard pastels.
Excellent for both delicate and bold marks, our wide range of pencils includes graphite, watercolor, wax and pastel.
Browse our range of pens for drawing, sketching, and writing including brush pens, fineliners, calligraphy pens, and dip pens.
This wide-ranging medium includes relief, etching, silkscreen, and monotype. Each technique has distinctive characteristics and expressive possibilities.
Browse everything you need to create a pour painting, including pouring medium, fluid inks and acrylics, tools, gloves, canvases, and boards.
Wax or encaustic painting is a method of painting that involves working with pigmented heated wax to produce a unique textured finish.
High quality sketching, drawing, and illustration materials - perfect for quick sketches, bold mark making, or detailed studies.
Everything you need for plein air painting, from paints and travel brushes to storage boxes, sketchbooks, sundries, and easels.
Pigment is the pure color used to make paint or ink. It’s a very good value method of making paints that exactly match the way you work.
Art sets a great way to try a new medium or brand, or to expand your collection. Sets can cover all the bases and make excellent gifts too.
A selection of modeling materials including air-drying clay, oven-hardening clay, and resin as well as kits, accessories, and tools.
A variety of different ways of adding a gold luster to the surface you are hoping to gild - from gold leaf and size, to bole and gilt creams.
This ancient art form is a similar technique to calligraphy. Composition is simple and finished work can be highly detailed and intricate.
Popular with sign painters, hardwearing enamels can be applied to glass, metal, plastic, canvas, and wood with ease.
Our decorative arts section offers a variety of colors tailor-made for use on specialist surfaces such as clay, glass, and silk.
Opaque watercolor paint, its velvety matt appearance is a perfect complement to the light-filled transparency of watercolor.
Browse a range of inspirational and fun art materials for young and aspiring artists.
A variety of versatile and durable art materials ideal for mural painting projects.
An economical way of trying out different products and finding the right medium for your project.
Color: A Limitless Spectrum of Expression
‘Color is the place where our brain meets the universe.’ - Paul Klee
Color is more than just pigment - it can be the soul of an artwork, the rhythm of a composition, or the emotion behind a brushstroke. It transforms ideas into physical matter, capturing light, movement, and depth with endless nuance. Whether you seek the slow, luminous build-up of oil, the bold immediacy of acrylic, or the delicate transparency of watercolor, your color palette is your vision.
Oil paint offers a richness that has captivated artists for centuries. Its slow drying time allows for careful blending, luminous glazes, and expressive textures that can be almost sculptural. Encaustic and wax painting fuses molten color with sculptural depth, creating artwork that is alive with movement and texture.
Watercolor paint is fluid, ethereal, and beautiful. It thrives on movement, easily capturing soft, atmospheric effects or deep, intense hues. Gouache is sometimes called ‘opaque watercolor’. It provides a velvety matte finish. Gouache is great for bold, graphic work, while tempera, with its historical roots, delivers smooth, luminous colors.
Acrylic paint is dynamic and adaptable, shifting effortlessly from thick impasto strokes to staining washes. It dries quickly, making it a favorite for those who embrace spontaneity and layering.
Pigments and powders give artists complete control over their colors, whether mixing custom paints or adding texture and luminosity to a composition. Pastels offer a way to work with color in one of the simplest forms. Soft pastels glide and blend effortlessly, while oil pastels provide a rich, buttery texture perfect for expressive strokes.
Pencil and drawing materials turn simple lines into fully fledged artworks. Colored pencils provide precision and depth, making them essential for both sketching and finished pieces. Charcoal and graphite pencils come in traditional colors for rich, deep dark tones and subtle mark-making.
Traditional sketching and marker pens deliver controlled, vibrant marks. Our range helps you to achieve everything from fine calligraphy to bold graphic lines, offering a modern approach to illustration and fine art. Ink is a highly fluid color, lending itself to bold prints, intricate detailing, or fluid washes that dance across the paper.
Art sets offer curated collections for artists looking to explore new mediums, expand their palette, or give the gift of creativity.
Whatever your medium, let color be your greatest tool for expression. From subtle washes to dramatic contrasts, make your palette as limitless as your imagination.
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