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R&F Courbet Green

R&F Pigment Sticks: Complex Earths

In this article, R&F founder Richard Frumess describes the 19 R&F Colours that are "Complex Earths" - mixtures of various iron oxides and chromatic pigments.

R&F Pigment Sticks: Complex Earths

In this article, R&F founder Richard Frumess describes the 19 R&F Colours that are "Complex Earths" - mixtures of various iron oxides and chromatic pigments.

Cochineal Red: Travel back in time with Schmincke

Cochineal Red: Travel back in time with Schmincke

Our friends at Schmincke have recreated an exquisite collection of watercolours inspired by their very own paint sets from over one hundred years ago! Read on to go back in time...

Cochineal Red: Travel back in time with Schmincke

Our friends at Schmincke have recreated an exquisite collection of watercolours inspired by their very own paint sets from over one hundred years ago! Read on to go back in time...

french ultramarine

Ultramarine: The colour once more valuable than...

Ultramarine pigment was historically once more valuable than gold. We take a look at its journey from rare gemstone, lapis lazuli, to the advancement made by chemists to create an...

Ultramarine: The colour once more valuable than...

Ultramarine pigment was historically once more valuable than gold. We take a look at its journey from rare gemstone, lapis lazuli, to the advancement made by chemists to create an...

Winsor & Newton Purples

Purple: Reserved for Royals and Rulers

Purple is captivating and enchanting. From deep purple to lilac and ultraviolet, it conjures up ideas of magic, royalty, and psychedelia.

Purple: Reserved for Royals and Rulers

Purple is captivating and enchanting. From deep purple to lilac and ultraviolet, it conjures up ideas of magic, royalty, and psychedelia.

R&F Olive Yellow

Olive Yellow: An R&F Color Story

We would like to briefly touch upon one with fondness and that is the golden, awkward, beauty we call Olive Yellow.

Olive Yellow: An R&F Color Story

We would like to briefly touch upon one with fondness and that is the golden, awkward, beauty we call Olive Yellow.

A selection of art materials in the colour Gold, including tubes and pans of paint, pigments, and pastels

Gold - The Sacred and Secular Art of Gold

Gold has fascinated civilizations across time, revered not only for its rarity and luminosity but also for its deep symbolic meanings. From ancient Egypt, where it represented divine power, to...

Gold - The Sacred and Secular Art of Gold

Gold has fascinated civilizations across time, revered not only for its rarity and luminosity but also for its deep symbolic meanings. From ancient Egypt, where it represented divine power, to...