Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paint Set 10/20 Colors,5ml (0.17-oz) Tubes High Transparency Provide Outstanding Lightfastness

From the manufacturerWinsor & Newton Cotman Watercolour Winsor & Newton Cotman WatercolourCotman Water Colours are a range of water colours that are made to our normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives.The range consists of colours which possess good transparency, excellent tinting strength and good working properties. PigmentsCosts are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives. Pigments derive from a number of sources: Some are natural products, notably the earths, eg. umbers, ochres; others come from metal compounds and are sometimes termed 'traditional' or 'genuine', eg. ultramarine.The distillation of petroleum yields an ever widening range of organic pigments which are often termed as 'modern'. Many of the pigments used in Cotman are organic.Colour RangeThe Cotman Water Colour range has a more uniform consistency than the Professional Water Colour range and this benefits beginners as there is less to learn about each individual pigment. The Cotman Water Colour range also relates to the Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour range, e.g. Burnt Sienna in both ranges has the same hue. This enables artists to use colours from both ranges with minimal adjustment to their technique.White in the RangeTraditionally the white of the paper provides the brilliance to water colour and can be used as highlights. However, some artists utilize Chinese White for highlights at the end of their painting or in dulling some colour mixtures down. Product DescriptionCotman watercolours are designed for high transparency, lightfastness and are accessible without compromising quality. The set includes: Chinese White, Lemon Yellow Hue, Cadmium Yellow Hue, Cadmium Orange Hue, Cadmium Red Deep Hue, Alizarin Crimson Hue, Permanent Rose, Purple Lake, Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine, Prussian Blue, Cerulean Blue Hue, Turquoise, Emerald, Viridian Hue, Hooker's Green Light, Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Lamp Black.#productDescription h3 { margin: 0.75em 0px 0.375em -1px; }