Approaching Colour Mixing
There are many diverse approaches to colour mixing, shaped by our understanding of colour, and what our desired approach and results are.
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Guide: Acrylic, Oil, & Watercolour Brushes
We offer so many brushes here at Gordon Harris that you may wonder what they’re all for. While the unusual shape of some brushes, such as the da Vinci Vario...
Schmincke Aqua Drop
Schmincke Aqua Drop is a concentrated, lightfast, liquid watercolour in 24 transparent colours plus an opaque white. In a first, Aqua Drop delivers brilliant, true artist quality watercolour in liquid...
NEW Schmincke Liquid Charcoal
This isn’t any ordinary charcoal – it’s a new way of working with an ancient medium. Schmincke Liquid Charcoal is a clean, dust-free process for painting, drawing, and underpainting with...
Review: da Vinci Colineo Kolinsky Synthetic Sable
Fresh out of Germany comes the new Colineo synthetic sable brush from da Vinci! After a decade of research, the Colineo ("new Kolinsky") was released just last month, and I...
New Hahnemühle Natural Line Pads
Hahnemühle expand their eco-friendly range from the existing 265gsm Bamboo with two more papers. In addition to bamboo fibre, two other quick-growing fibres are introduced: hemp and agave. All are...
NEW Schmincke Retro Line Horadam Watercolour Sets
Travel back in time with Schmincke..! When Schmincke decided to celebrate Schmincke's rich history with a Retro-Line, they gathered inspiration from their archives, which contain not only historical painting sets,...
New Schmincke Super Granulating Watercolours
Since their introduction in 1891, Schmincke Horadam Watercolours have been famed for their colours, control, and innovation. Following intense interest in the 22 granulating colours included in the Horadam standard...
How long does it take Schmincke to make one of their famous pan watercolours?
Hermann Schmincke and Josef Horadam were colour chemists and brothers-in-law, who started Schmincke Artist Colours in 1881 with the unique Renaissance recipes for Mussini Resin Oilcolours. In 1892, they released...
Art in the Outdoors
Exploring your environment through drawing and painting en plein air is exciting, scary, revelatory – it quite literally opens your eyes to your surroundings. As you weigh up the complexities...
Watercolour Sets: painting anywhere, anytime!
Watercolours are easy to set up and pack down, making them the perfect portable paint and for those of us with busy lives. Most watercolour sets contain “pans” of solid...
Schmincke Horadam Naturals
Have you ever wondered about working with the quieter hues from the times before Industrialization? When red was made from Dragon’s Blood, yellow from exotic spices, and green from crushed...
Why Do Artist Quality Paints Cost More?
For passionate recreational painters and discerning professionals, there are many qualities besides price that we consider when looking for paint. Paint should perform perfectly across a range of criteria: colour...
Making Great Art on a Student Budget
Picasso said “You should trust your art supplier more than your art dealer”. At Gordon Harris, we make it our job to help you find the best materials for your...