The German based paint makers Schmincke make beautiful paints across all mediums - from oil to acrylic to watercolour and gouache. Their business began in 1881 with the initial manufacture of their oil colours which followed unique traditional paint making methods that had been lost for 100 years that bound the paint in resin rather than the more usual linseed oil. This method continues to be used in the making of Schmincke's Mussini oil colours.