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Royal Watercolour Society Watercolour Paper – Back In Stock
Jackson’s are excited to announce that we have the Royal Watercolour Society Watercolour Paper back in stock. Created in 2002 by John Purcell Paper in consultation with the President and Council of the...
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Winsor & Newton Limited Edition Colours
The limited edition ‘Twilight’ collection of Professional Watercolours were introduced by Winsor and Newton last year. Inspired by the evening twilight, the six colours added to the Professional...
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Jackson’s and ‘Trees for Life’
For several years, Jackson’s has been donating to Trees for Life, a Scottish Charity which is reforesting areas of the Highlands. We are pleased to announce that we recently passed a major milestone:...
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Jackson’s Raven Brushes
New to Jackson’s! Jackson’s Raven Brushes are a range of short handled watercolour mop brushes which are made from synthetic squirrel hair with a synthetic quill. They have an excellent take-up and...
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Jonny Bruce reviews ‘The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration’ by Christabel King
‘The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration’ by Christabel King provides instruction on all aspects of botanical art. Over 128 densely-illustrated pages, King shows the reader how to paint flowers from...
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A Review of Jackson’s Artist Watercolours by Neelima Perni
We stumbled upon watercolourist Neelima Perni‘s amazing watercolour charts when searching for an image for the front cover of our latest Materials Guide. Beautifully and accurately painted, the colour...
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Brushes for Chinese Brush Painting
Chinese Brush Painting is the art of using simple and effortless brush strokes to depict the essence of a figure or scene, an ancient art that continues to fascinate contemporary artists. A...
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Lifting Colour in Watercolour Painting
Schmincke Lift Off Medium for watercolour painting is brand-new and will be arriving at Jackson’s in the next week or two. We will announce it in our newsletter, so keep an eye out. (You can subscribe...
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125 Year Jubilee of Schmincke Horadam Watercolours
It is 125 years since the creation of Horadam Watercolours. The history of the Schmincke art materials company since then includes two world wars in Germany, many generations of family and some...
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35 New Colours in Schmincke Horadam Watercolour
On the occasion of the 125 year anniversary of Horadam Watercolours, Schmincke are celebrating by expanding the range to 140 brilliant colours. They have created a more complete and balanced spectrum...
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Schmincke Granulation Medium – A Special Effect
Granulation within watercolour is a specific characteristic to certain pigments whereby the pigments clump into granules on the paper when applied as a wash. This is naturally occurring with some...
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The 5-Star Icon Watercolour Brush
Jackson’s Icon watercolour brushes are made from a blend of natural sable hairs, the traditional favourite of watercolour painters, and the new technology of a very special micro-synthetic fibre. This...
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Trying Out Canson Heritage Watercolour Paper
Naturally as a watercolourist, when a manufacturer announces a new watercolour paper I want to try it out and see if it can withstand the scrubbing and many layers of colour that I normally use when...
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Interview with Jane Betteridge and Review of Watercolours Unleashed
Known for her experimental, innovative approach to watercolours, Jane Betteridge, author of ‘Watercolours Unleashed’ by Jane Betteridge encourages us to embrace the sometimes unpredictable and...
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Lukas 1862 Watercolours
The Lukas 1862 Watercolour range is unique in that along with the standard half pans and full pans, all 70 colours within the range are available in chunky 24ml tubes. The generous size of the tubes...
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Winsor & Newton Professional and Classic Watercolour Papers
You would expect that Winsor & Newton, the makers of the most popular watercolour in the world, would also make an excellent watercolour paper and you would be right! Five artists with a variety of...
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Sunday Times Watercolour Jackson’s Prize Winner
We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth McCarten is the winner of the Jackson’s Young Artist Award in the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition. Elizabeth McCarten’s 76x56cm watercolour painting ‘The...
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Watercolour Botanical Painting with Susanne Absolon
Botanical painting has been practised for hundreds of years and is still a popular painting style today, especially amongst watercolour painters. German artist Susanne Absolon shows us step by step how...
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Molotow Masking Fluid Markers – Easy to Apply and No Paper Tearing
Use Molotow Masking Fluid Markers to save back the whites in your watercolour painting without ever tearing the paper when you remove it. Many masking fluids will remove some of the surface of your...
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From Sketch to Watercolour Painting: A Book Review
Wendy Jelbert is a teacher and professional artist who works in pastels, oils, acrylics, inks and watercolours. In her book, ‘From Sketch to Watercolour Painting: Pen, Line and Wash‘, Wendy takes us...
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