The daffodils have arrived and Spring is here!
To celebrate the season we are offering an additional 10% discount on some materials perfect for painting flowers: Holbein Watercolours, Da Vinci Series 35 sable brushes and Fabriano Classico watercolour paper.
Additional discount offers end May 1st.

Holbein watercolour

Holbein Watercolours

A favourite watercolour of many botanical painters with some great flower colours, Holbein make a top quality paint. Dedicated to excellence, Holbein offers a 108-color range of moist transparent watercolor of unsurpassed purity, permanence and brilliance in 5ml and 15ml tubes.

A European style transparent watercolour, Holbein watercolor also preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in traditional Japanese watercolour techniques. Without ox-gall or other dispersing agents, Holbein watercolour moves slowly permitting greater colour density and brush control. It is a colour line with a consistent creamy texture that remains smooth when dry without cracking, crumbling, chipping or moulding in the palette. It may be re-wetted easily like a pan colour. For this reason Holbein does not produce watercolours in pan form but allows artists to create their own selection.

Fill the wells of a suitable palette with the desired colour selection. Permit to dry, then wet the colour when needed. Holbein watercolours produce brilliant transparent washes as well as powerful clean darks when used in more concentrated applications. Engineered to surpass the quality standards set by both North American and European manufacturers, Holbein watercolour is widely preferred around the world for its handling qualities. Holbein watercolour ranks as the world’s finest.

Da Vinci Maestro Series 35 sable brushes

Sometimes referred to as a designer brush this is a very popular brush amongst floral artists. The brush head has an extra long and pointed shape and the high quality sable hairs hold a lot of water and colour.

Fabriano Classico watercolour paper in Fat Pads

Available in A5, A4 & A3 sizes.
The Fabriano Classico 5 paper is 300gsm, mould-made, 50% cotton, surface sized, acid-free and has a Hot Press (satinata) finish. The Fat Pad is spiral wire bound on the short edge with 25 sheets per pad. This high quality Italian watercolour paper is often recommended in art magazines by members of the Royal Society of Botanical Artists. The smooth, strong white surface makes it the most popular pad for botanical art and illustration.
The paper is also available in full sheets.

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