SAA Artists' Watercolours - Loose Colour
Variants & Options: 55 colours and 3 sizes
Key features:
High quality pigments – some granulating
Excellent tinting strength
Superb transparency and high lightfast ratings
Options
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Opaque White
Price from £4.82Opaque White is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Favoured for its dazzling opacity, brilliance and brightness, this extremely permanent, all purpose white, is excellent for adding those all important finishing touches, particularly to winter scenes.
Colour Index No. :PW6
Transparency: Opaque
Lightfastness:*** Very Good -
Primrose Yellow
Price from £4.82Enjoy quality and vibrancy at a fantastic price with these exciting SAA Whole Pans!
Available in a range of 23 shades, the high quality pigments are rich and creamy. Liquid filled rather than baked, the pans are easily activated and the paint quickly loads onto your brush to produce bright, strong colour with ease. And because they’re Whole Pans, you can easily take them out and about with you.
"The new SAA Watercolour Whole Pans are really creamy. They easily produce plenty of strong, vibrant colour - brilliant!" Ali Hargreaves, SAA Professional Artist
Primrose Yellow
Pigment : PY3
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfast: ** Good Lightfastness
Please note - due to the manufacturing process, there may be some excess paint around the edge of the pan. This is entirely normal and to be expected as part of the process. -
Cadmium Lemon Hue
Price from £4.82Cadmium Lemon HUE is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A bright, clean, zesty yellow packed with zing and a vibrant fresh energising tone. Perfect for adding highlights to foliage or making flowers burst with life.
Colour Index No. PY74
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness:*** Very Good -
Lemon Yellow
Price from £8.40Lemon Yellow is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A bright, transparent yellow; perfect for capturing the first, fresh shoots of spring - to enhancing the rich, warm golden tones of autumn.
Permanent under normal conditions, Lemon Yellow has a bright, transparent quality, useful for mixing or lifting highlights and tones.
Colour Index No.: PY74/ PY3
Transparency: T - Transparent
Lightfastness: ** Good -
Cadmium Yellow Hue
Price from £8.40Cadmium Yellow Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Beautifully brilliant, this intense, bright, yellow is renowned for its versatility, permanence and tinting power.
Colour Index No.: PY83/PY74
Transparency: T-Transparent
Lightfast: * Lightfast -
Aureolin Hue
Price from £4.82Aureolin Hue s just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A versatile, intense yellow, Aureolin is ideal for mixing a whole range of greens.
Permanent under normal conditions, its transparent quality is perfect for lifting and creating soft edges in landscape, portrait and floral paintings.
Colour Index No.: PY83
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfast: ** Good -
Quinacridone Gold Hue
Price from £8.40Quinacridone Gold Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Quinacridone Gold Hue is a well-known favourite, offering an alternative to Raw Sienna and adds versatility with its mixing capabilities.
Geoff Kersey uses it to give that vivid golden glow so reminiscent of the colours on a bright autumn morning.
Colour Index No.:PY83/PBr25
Transparency: T Transparent
Lightfastness ** Good -
Cadmium Orange Hue
Price from £4.82Cadmium Orange Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A bright, medium, opaque orange. Popular for its warm, muted tint - this permanent colour is the perfect choice for capturing natural light and creating radiant shades.
Colour Index No.: PO5
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness: ** Good -
Transparent Orange
Price from £8.40Transparent Cadmium Orange is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This fresh, bright orange will give a rich warmth to your palette, with clean, non-granulating, transparent coverage.
This shade provides a crisper tone than the opaque cadmium orange, making it ideal for use in a glowing sunset, vibrant flowers or fresh fruit.
Pigment Composition: Dichlorobenzidine, Azo Red, Disazo
Colour Index No.: PO13, PR112, PY83
Transparency: ST (Semi-Transparent)
Permanence: AA (Extremely Permanent) -
Naples Yellow Hue
Price from £4.82Naples Yellow Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This warm, opaque, pale creamy colour is a popular addition to any artist's palette.
Extremely permanent under normal conditions, Naples Yellow Hue possesses a sensational opaque quality - superb for creating subtle skies, sand and stonework.
Colour Index No.:PW6/PY83/PBr25
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Lightfastness: ** Good -
Vermilion Hue
Price from £7.75Vermillion Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A permanent, orange red pigment, this opaque colour is similar to scarlet, perfect for introducing touches of bright brilliance into any painting.
Pigment Composition: Azo Red
Colour Index No.:PR112
Transparency: ST(Semi-Transparent)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions) -
Cadmium Red Hue
Price from £8.40Cadmium Red Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This strong, warm, transparent red paint is popular artist colour
Colour Index No.:PR112, PY83
Transparency: T-Transparent
Lightfastness: ** Good -
Poppy Red
Price from £7.75Poppy Red is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter
This stunning Poppy Red is a rich, transparent red-orange, giving warmth and punch to your palette.
Pigment Composition: Monoazo, Dichlorobenzidine
Colour Index No.:PR4, PO13
Transparency: T (Transparent)
Permanence: AA (Extremely Permanent) -
Scarlet Lake
Price from £4.82Scarlet Lake is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A fabulous bright and fresh red, Scarlet Lake is the ideal transparent red/orange which creates tones of light pinks to rich reds. It is a must have colour for botanical and floral paintings but will add a certain excitement to any sunset.
Pigment Composition:Monoazo Red/Pyrazolone Orange
Colour Index No.:PR112 /PO31
Transparency: T (Transparent)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions) -
Alizarin Crimson
Price from £4.82Alizarin Crimson is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A rich red - with a subtle hint of blue. Its transparent quality adds depth, making it invaluable for painting perfect flowers, sunsets and landscapes.
Colour Index No.:PR170
Transparency: T -Transparent
Lightfast: ** Good -
Permanent Rose
Price from £8.40Permanent Rose is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour range.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Permanent, intense deep rose colour, with a transparent quality - perfect for adding highlights to skin tones, landscapes and florals.
Colour Index No.:PO5/PR112
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfast: ** Good
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Rose Madder
Price from £8.40Rose Madder is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
With exceptional transparent qualities, this permanent, cool crimson colour creates stunning skies - especially when mixed with blues.
Colour Index No. : PR170/ PR184
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness: **Good -
Quinacridone Magenta Hue
Price from £4.82Quinacridone Magenta Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
An extremely permanent, durable, deep red violet. This beautiful, versatile colour produces spectacular washes with even shades of brilliance.
Quinacridone Magenta Hue is perfect for adding a warm intensity and vivid clarity to any painting.
Colour Index No.:PR184
Transparency:Transparent
Permanence:** Good -
Cobalt Violet Hue
Price from £8.40Cobalt Violet Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A spectacular, semi-transparent middle violet - perfect for painting morning skies, fantastic
florals and evocative flesh tone shadows.
Pigment Composition: Quinacridone Pink/Dioxazine Violet
Colour Index No.:PR12/PV23
Transparency T Ytansparent
Permanence: A ( Permanent) -
Manganese Violet
Price from £7.75Manganese Violet is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Made exclusively in the UK, each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This semi-transparent, clean, bright colour is suitable for creating beautiful bluebells when mixed with cobalt blue.
Extremely permanent under normal conditions, Manganese Violet possess a bright, semi-transparent quality - perfect for creating spectacular sky washes to natural looking flesh tones and florals.
Pigment Composition: Manganese Ammonium Phosphate
Colour Index No.:PV18
Transparency:ST (Semi Transparent)
Permanence: AA (Extremely Permanent)
We take pride in the fact that our paints contain no animal by-products and are suitable for use by vegetarians and vegans. -
Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)
Price from £4.82Enjoy quality and vibrancy at a fantastic price with these exciting SAA Whole Pans!
Available in a range of 23 shades, the high quality pigments are rich and creamy. Liquid filled rather than baked, the pans are easily activated and the paint quickly loads onto your brush to produce bright, strong colour with ease. And because they’re Whole Pans, you can easily take them out and about with you.
"The new SAA Watercolour Whole Pans are really creamy. They easily produce plenty of strong, vibrant colour - brilliant!" Ali Hargreaves, SAA Professional Artist
Phthalo Blue Red Shade
Pigment : PB15:1
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfast: *** Very Good Lightfast
Please note - due to the manufacturing process, there may be some excess paint around the edge of the pan. This is entirely normal and to be expected as part of the process. -
Intense Violet
Price from £4.82Intense Violet is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A versatile, semi-transparent purple, perfect for painting beautiful flowers.
Permanent under normal conditions, Intense Violet has a warm, semi-transparent quality, useful for adding a touch of drama to darker shades.
Pigment Composition: Dioxazine Violet
Colour Index No.:PV23
Transparency: ST (Semi Transparent)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions) -
Ultramarine Violet
Price from £8.40Ultramarine Violet is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This is a rich, warm blue with hints of violet which emerge as it dries.
The granulating qualities of the paint mean that it splits beautifullly giving subtle pinky tones, ideal for bluebells or as a lovely background shade.
Pigment Composition: Ultramarine, Dioxazine
Colour Index No.: PB29, PV23
Transparency: SO (Semi Opaque)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions) -
French Ultramarine
Price from £4.82French Ultramarine is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
One of the most practical colours in the artists' palette, French Ultramarine is the perfect blue for painting skies and seascapes.
French Ultramarine is permanent under normal conditions; its warm, transparent colour is great for mixing rich darks and Purples.
Colour Index No. :PB29
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness:*** Very Good -
Non-Granulating Ultramarine
Price from £4.82Non-Granulating Ultramarine is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Non-Granulating Ultramarine is perfect for creating smooth even colour, great for skies and background washes.
"At last, the SAA's Non-Granulating Ultramarine has arrived! I love granulation when I want texture and certain effects, but there are times when I don't want it, as in a smooth sky, or
an even wash for a background because it will end up looking streaky where the pigment gathers, this new Non-Granulating Ultramarine is perfect for the job!"
Jeremy Ford, SAA Professional Artist
Colour Index No. :PB60
Transparency: T- (Transparent)
Lightfastness: *** Very Good
Paintings by Jeremy Ford. -
Phthalo Blue Red Shade
Price from £8.40Phthalo Blue RS is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This version of the popular Phthalo Blue leans towards a warmer, blue violet. It will add a smooth depth to your blues.
Colour Index No. : PB15:1
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness: *** Very Good -
Cobalt Blue Hue
Price from £8.40Cobalt Blue Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This popular, transparent blue is particularly useful for introducing cool colours or adding granulating textures to subjects such as skies.
Cobalt Blue Hue is extremely permanent under normal conditions, and its
transparent tinting power makes it a firm favourite among artists' !
Colour Index No. :PB29
Transparency: Tranparent
Lightfast:*** Very Good -
Tropical Phthalo Blue
Price from £4.82Tropical Phthalo Blue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This permanent, transparent colour celebrates the perfect marriage of cool blues and greens - excellent for painting tranquil tropical waters.
Colour Index No.PB15:3
Transparency: T-Transparent
Permanence:*** Very Good -
Turquoise
Price from £8.40Turquoise is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Turquoise is a stunning, bright turquoise is a beautiful green-blue, perfect for adding vibrant foreground tones and creating striking seascapes!
Colour Index No.:PB15:3 / PG7
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness:*** Very Good -
Prussian Blue Hue
Price from £4.82Prussian Blue Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
With its beautiful cool moderate to rich tones, this permanent, transparent, deep-greenish blue is perfect for capturing movement and mood.
Colour Index No.PB15:3/PB60/PBk7
Transparency: T - Transparent
Permanence: *** Very Good -
Indigo
Price from £8.40Indigo is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Ideal for adding a touch of depth to stormy seas or drama to moody skies this atmospheric colour creates beautiful clean washes and perfect understated purples.
Colour Index No. : PB29 / PBk7
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness: *** Very Good -
Viridian Hue
Price from £4.82Viridian Hue is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A muted emerald shade, this permanent clear blue-green colour is popular for its useful transparent staining properties, perfect for granulating into rich dark greens.
Colour Index No. :PG7
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness:*** Very Good -
Cobalt Green Hue
Price from £7.75Cobalt Green is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Offering beautiful granulation which gives the impression of milky separation, this enchanting colour will add a touch of texture to any watercolour.
Pigment Composition:Monoazo; Arylamide, Titanium Dioxide, Polychlorinated Copper Phthalocyanine
Colour Index No.:PY3/PW6/PG7
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Permanence: AA -
Phthalo Green
Price from £8.40Phthalo Green is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Thanks to its unique, high tinting and transparent properties, this extremely permanent, dark bluish green, has become recognised as one of the most popular and versatile colours in the artists' palette.
Pigment Composition: Chlorinated Phthalocyanine
Colour Index No.:PG7
Transparency: ST (Semi-Transparent)
Permanence: AA (Extremely Permanent) -
Hookers Green
Price from £4.82Hookers Green is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This semi-transparent dark, muted, yellow green is perfect for creating natural foliage.
Hookers Green is permanent under normal conditions, and its warm, semi-transparent quality is great for stains and glazes - or adding depth to darker shades.
Pigment Composition: 1-Nitroso-2-Napthol Complex
Colour Index No.: PG7/PG8/PY3
Transparency: ST (Semi Transparent)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions) -
Sap Green
Price from £8.40Sap Green is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This permanent, natural, yellowish green - is popular for painting pleasing foliage and transparent, cool green shadows.
Colour Index No.:PY42/PG36/PY83
Transparency: T- Transparent
Lightfastness ** Good -
Lime Green
Price from £4.82Lime Green is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This clean and pure green is just ideal for adding fantastic highlights to landscapes and will offer some wonderful tones to foliage.
Pigment : PY3/PG36
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfast: ** Good Lightfastness -
Olive Green
Price from £8.40Olive Green is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This rich Olive Green is a dark, organic tone can be used in a wide variety of subjects, especially suited to landscapes and botanical studies due to its natural overtones.
Colour Index No.PY83/PG7/PBk7
Transparency: T - Transparent
Permanence: ** Good -
Green Gold
Price from £8.40Green Gold is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This beautiful Green Gold is light and fresh, giving your yellows depth and natural purity. Ideal for a variety of subjects from landscape to still life.
Colour Index No.:PY83/PG7/PBk7
Transparency: Transparent
Permanence:** Good -
Yellow Ochre
Price from £4.82Yellow Ochre is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
A permanent yellowish/brown with great opacity for maximum coverage, this creamy earth colour is particularly useful for producing clear washes with a soft, calming effect.
Colour Index No. : PY42
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness: *** Very Good -
Raw Sienna
Price from £8.40Raw Sienna is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Extremely permanent, this is quite simply, the most practical and versatile colour for any Watercolour palette - perfect for adding transparent washes, warm tints and even glazes to any painting.
Colour Index No.: PBr25 / PY42
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Lightfastness *** - Very Good -
Light Red
Price from £8.40Light Red is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
An opaque red with a tint of brown, this versatile colour is ideal for capturing flowers and rich landscapes.
Light Red is extremely permanent under normal conditions, with a bright, opaque quality - perfect for creating washes or adding touches of dramatic detail.
Colour Index No.:PR101/PR184
Transparency: Opaque
Permanence:*** Very Good -
Burnt Sienna
Price from £4.82Burnt Sienna is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Burnt Sienna is considered a staple colour for most artists' palettes. This rich, reddish-brown is ideal for introducing an added touch of warmth into autumnal colours.
Burnt Sienna is extremely permanent under normal conditions - and its semi-transparent quality is perfect for creating stains and glazes.
Colour Index No.:PBr25/PY3
Transparency: T-Transparent
Lightfast:** Good -
Potters Pink
Price from £7.75Potters Pink is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Beautifully classic and wonderfully traditional, these exciting new additions to the SAA Artists' Watercolour range are inspired by classic British pottery colours.
All opaque in their finish they mix wonderfully with other colours, enjoy beautiful grades of granulation and can be used with a whole host of painting effects.
Potters Pink is a classic dusky pink which will add a touch of warmth and will create strong purple tones when mixed with blues.
Pigment Composition: Iron Oxide Red/Bon Arylamide/Titanium Dioxide
Colour Index No.: PR101/ PR177/ PW6
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions)
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Potters Blue boasts the strongest of the granulation effects and has a nice mellow tone making it a wonderful addition to any watercolourists palette.
Potters Green is beautifully creamy green which can be used within any subject. This captivating muted green will allow you to enjoy tones which rare within watercolour painting.
We take pride in the fact that our watercolours contain no animal by-products and are suitable for use by vegetarians and vegans.
Made exclusively in the UK, each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
We take pride in the fact that our watercolours contain no animal by-products and are suitable for use by vegetarians and vegans.
Picture by Sharon Hurst. -
Caput Mortem
Price from £7.75Caput Mortem is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Warm and rich, this classic brown will add a touch of beautiful opaque soft mauve-brown to enrich any painting.
Pigment Composition: Synthetic Iron Oxide
Colour Index No.:PR101
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Permanance: AA (Extremely Permanent) -
Indian Red
Price from £7.75Indian Red is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This earthy, brown-red is an organic, chestnut colour comprised of a synthetic iron oxide. Used in a wide variety of subjects, from portraiture to landscape.
Pigment Composition:Carbon Black, Synthetic Anhydrous Red Iron Oxide
Colour Index No.: PBK9 / PR101
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Permanence: A -
Burnt Umber
Price from £8.40Burnt Umber is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
The ochre overtones in Burnt Umber make this versatile colour the natural choice for adding essential mid-tones to traditional landscapes, skin tones and animals.
Colour Index No.: PY83/PBr25/ PBk7
Transparency: T Transparent
Lightfastness ** - Good -
Paynes Grey (Blue Shade)
Price from £4.82Enjoy quality and vibrancy at a fantastic price with these exciting SAA Whole Pans!
Available in a range of 23 shades, the high quality pigments are rich and creamy. Liquid filled rather than baked, the pans are easily activated and the paint quickly loads onto your brush to produce bright, strong colour with ease. And because they’re Whole Pans, you can easily take them out and about with you.
"The new SAA Watercolour Whole Pans are really creamy. They easily produce plenty of strong, vibrant colour - brilliant!" Ali Hargreaves, SAA Professional Artist
Payne's Grey Blue Shade
Pigment : PB60/PBk7
Transparency: Opaque
Lightfast: ***Very Good Lightfast
Please note - due to the manufacturing process, there may be some excess paint around the edge of the pan. This is entirely normal and to be expected as part of the process. -
Vandyke Brown
Price from £4.82Vandyke Brown is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
This classic brown is the perfect versatile colour, ideal for any watercolourists palette. It can feature in almost any landscape scene, or even portrait, and of course can be mixed with French Ultramarine for a classic deep grey that can be used to add a touch of shadow to your paintings.
Pigment Composition:Calcined Umber/Carbon Black
Colour Index No.: PBr7 /PBk7
Transparency: O (Opaque)
Permanence: AA. -
Warm Sepia
Price from £8.40Warm Sepia is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Versatile and extremely permanent, this opaque dark brown is perfect for painting stormy skies, adding warmth into lighter tones or introducing depth into darker shades.
Pigment Composition: Calcined Natural Umber/ Carbon Black
Colour Index No.:PBr7/PBk7
Transparency: ST (Semi-Transparent)
Permanence: AA (Extremely Permanent) -
Gold
Price from £8.40Embrace creativity with this fantastic shimmering gold watercolour!
Often very hard to mix yourself, or simply unavailable with real sheen, SAA gold watercolour is the perfect way to give your paintings genuine shimmer and sparkle!
Colour Index No. :pearlescent pigment
Transparency: Transparent
Lightfastness:*** Very Good -
Silver
Price from £8.40Launched as part of the SAA 25th Anniversary Celebrations, this silver watercolour will give your paintings real shimmer!
This colour has excellent light fast properties and can be used either on its own, mixed with other colours to give them a subtle glimmer, or as a glaze for that special sheen.
One of the colours known as notoriously tricky to replicate or mix, this tube of silver makes adding sparkle a breeze!
"Mix it in with other colours to give them a sheen, or paint a glaze over the top to add glitter.
It is a good thick consistency and gives decent coverage if used alone on black. I love the way it shimmers into its own whorls and swirls!"
Sharon Hurst, SAA Professional Artist
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Pigment : Pearlescent Pigment
Transparency: Opaque
Lightfast: *** Very Good -
Lamp Black
Price from £4.82Enjoy quality and vibrancy at a fantastic price with these exciting SAA Whole Pans!
Available in a range of 23 shades, the high quality pigments are rich and creamy. Liquid filled rather than baked, the pans are easily activated and the paint quickly loads onto your brush to produce bright, strong colour with ease. And because they’re Whole Pans, you can easily take them out and about with you.
"The new SAA Watercolour Whole Pans are really creamy. They easily produce plenty of strong, vibrant colour - brilliant!" Ali Hargreaves, SAA Professional Artist
Lamp Black
Pigment : PBk7
Transparency: Opaque
Lightfast: *** Extremely Lightfast
Please note - due to the manufacturing process, there may be some excess paint around the edge of the pan. This is entirely normal and to be expected as part of the process. -
Paynes Grey
Price from £8.40Paynes Grey is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 15ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Less intense than black, this permanent dark blue-grey has useful properties - perfect for adding extra depth and drama to stormy skies and shadows.
Colour Index No: PB29/PBk7
Transparency: T Transparent
Lightfastness: *** Very Good -
Translucent Grey
Price from £8.40Translucent Grey is just one of the many beautiful colours in the SAA Artists' Watercolour collection.
Each 14ml tube combines the finest pigments, with the highest quality production standards, and represents fantastic value for money for any watercolour painter.
Ideal for skies, clouds and shadows, this semi-transparent, permanent colour, can be used direct from the tube for maximum effect.
Pigment Composition: Carbon/Calcium Phosphate/Phthalocyanine Blue/Bon Arylamide
Colour Index No.:PBk9/PBk7/PB15:1/PR177
Transparency: ST (Semi Transparent)
Permanence: A (Permanent under normal conditions)
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