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Why you should try QoR Watercolours
The strength of the colour, the vividness even after it’s dry and the 30% savings in our current offer – three great reasons to try the new QoR watercolours! Golden Artist Colours have collaborated...
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Emily Scard Learns Watercolour Realism
Emily Scard shares her experience of her on-line course in watercolour realism. Illustrator Emily Scard uses ink and watercolour to make lovely paintings and drawings, often of animals with delicate,...
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Jean Haines Blues Set
Jean Haines Blues Set Well-known watercolour artist and teacher Jean Haines has selected her five favourite blues in Daniel Smith Watercolours and we have created a set! The five colours are: French...
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Jackson’s Icon Watercolour Brushes
The quill brush was initially ‘just to try out’… I can now see it becoming a ‘go to’ for its versatility, comfortable size and it also holds a lot of liquid! Jackson’s Icon Sable and Micro-Synthetic...
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Keith Hornblower Reviews Jacksons Watercolour
“Very good value, good quality pigments, thoroughly recommended!” Keith Hornblower tried Jackson’s Watercolour for making the painting in his video demonstration of a street scene. Keith says: “I only...
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Schmincke Horadam Watercolour
Schmincke Horadam Watercolour The optimal amount of ox gall is added to the premium Schmincke Horadam Watercolours for controlled flow even on absorbent watercolour papers. Another of the unique...
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Schmincke Aqua Bronze
Schmincke Aqua Bronze5 metallic colours Schmincke Aqua Bronze is a range of five colours of dry metallic powders with a watersoluble binder. There are three shades of gold, plus silver and copper. Mix...
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Using Schmincke Horadam Watercolour, Masking Fluid and Aqua Bronze
Schmincke Horadam Watercolours let the artist control the flow. The Aqua Bronze lets you paint with liquid metal. Schmincke Masking Fluid is removable without tearing the paper. Here is a demonstration...
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Jean Haines ‘Beating the Blues’ Winners
Jean Haines has announced her selected winners in the Jean Haines ‘Beating the Blues’ Painting Challenge. Jenny Harris, Lisa Watkins, Diana Boanas, Claire Bartlett and Bette Orr will each receive a...
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Metallic Paint Effects with Aqua Bronze
Contemporary artist Bonita Alice tried Schmincke Aqua Bronze colours for the first time recently. She has written a review about the Aqua Bronzes and shares some studio images with us. Cow on a...
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Jenny Oldknow Reviews Schmincke Aqua Bronze
Jenny Oldknow is a watercolour artist and tutor with a studio in Belper, Derbyshire. Jenny’s mix of detail and realism has been honed through daily sketching and painting and constant observation of...
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Cloverleaf Paint Box by Barry Herniman
New to Jackson’s Art The Cloverleaf Paint Box The Cloverleaf Paint Box by watercolour artist and tutor Barry Herniman is now available at Jackson’s Art. A very cleverly designed watercolour box for...
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Stretching Watercolour Paper for a Better Painting Experience
Most watercolour painters have experienced the frustration of their paper buckling causing the paint to flow everywhere except where they want it to go. Stretching watercolour paper makes it stay flat...
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Limited Edition Winsor & Newton Twilight Watercolours
It’s not very often that Winsor & Newton add new colours to their range of watercolours! Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour Limited Edition Twilight Colours Winsor & Newton have added...
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Favourite Watercolours
Get a room full of artists together to discuss their favourite watercolours and soon enough you’re likely to have a lively discussion on your hands! We asked a handful of our favourite watercolour...
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Jen Oldknow recounts her experience with Jackson’s Watercolours
We asked watercolourist, Jen Oldknow to have a go with Jackson’s Professional Watercolours. Below, Jen writes about her experience using the paints, paired with interesting images of her findings,...
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Cling Film Watercolour Technique
Cling Film isn’t just useful to retain dampness in paint trays, it is also a creative tool for painting with. The paint pools along the edges of the wrinkles and folds, creating patterning that can be...
View ArticleJean Haines Demonstrates Daniel Smith Watercolour Ground
Jean Haines visited Jackson’s a few weeks ago and showed us how she uses Daniel Smith Watercolour Ground to correct painting mistakes. Jean Haines is a watercolour artist known for her loose,...
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Watercolour Landscape Sketches with Jens Huebner and Horadam
The advantage of sketching and painting with watercolours is that you need just a minimum of equipment, which is helpful when painting on the go. A watercolour painting created in only a few steps with...
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Claudia Slaney and Schmincke Aqua Bronzes
Claudia Slaney recently tried Schmincke Aqua Bronzes for the first time and the results are shown above! Claudia Slaney is a contemporary watercolour artist who lives in New Zealand. Claudia teaches...
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