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Combined with more than 170 years of manufacturing and quality control expertise, the formulation of Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color ensures the best raw materials are made into the world’s finest colors. Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color is unmatched for its purity, quality, and reliability — a success that is reflected in its worldwide reputation among professional artists.

Winsor & Newton uses only the purest of pigments in the manufacture of its Artists' Oil Color line, ensuring the cleanest, brightest colors, which in turn produce the best color mixtures. Maximum quality control throughout all stages of production, plus the selection of the most suitable drying oils and pigment dispersion methods, ensure that each color's properties are preserved.

The Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color range offers a wide and balanced spectrum of 120 colors in a variety of sizes. Each color has been specially selected to offer the greatest choice and flexibility, ensuring that artists obtain a palette that is best suited to their work.

Winsor & Newton's quality standards include the use of single pigments wherever possible to create individual colors. Combined with strength of color, single pigments provide a wide color range in themselves and offer cleaner, brighter mixtures with an infinite range of hues. This is particularly important for greens, violets, and oranges. There are 80 single pigment colors in the Artists' Oil Color range.

Winsor & Newton has also developed permanent alternatives for the less durable traditional colors, without compromising the handling properties consistent with oil paints. Of the 120 colors in the Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color range, 119 are now classified as "permanent for artists' use," which aids the longevity of paintings. Although Alizarin Crimson is only given a "B" rating (moderately durable), it has been part of the Artists' Oil Color range for more than 130 years and is still considered a key color by many contemporary artists.

Because every Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color contains the maximum pigment consistent with good handling qualities, it achieves the optimum tinting strength when reduced with White. Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colors remain soft and wet for several days, allowing ample time for rework. All colors become touch-dry in thin films within 2 to 12 days.

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Artists' Oil Color Set — This sketchbox set is ideal for painting on location, or as an introduction to the finest quality oil-painting materials. This set is carefully packed in an unfinished wooden sketch box measuring 10" × 13¼" (25 cm × 33 cm):

9 colors in 21 ml (0.7 oz) tubes, including one each of Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Sienna, Indian Red, Ivory Black, French Ultramarine, Terre Verte, Viridian, Winsor Blue (Red Shade), and Yellow Ochre.
One 37 ml (1.25 oz) tube of Titanium White
One 75 ml (2.5 oz) bottle of low-odor paint thinner
One 75 ml (2.5 oz) bottle of Liquin
One kolinsky sable brush
Two hog bristle brushes
A double palette cup
A palette knife
A 9" × 12" (23 cm × 30 cm) canvas board
A color mixing guide
A color chart

Introductory Set of 10 Colors — This set contains 10 colors in 21 ml (0.7 oz) sample-size tubes, including Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Umber, Indian Red, Indigo, Ivory Black, Titanium White, Winsor Blue (Red Shade), Winsor Green, Winsor Yellow, and Yellow Ochre.

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Oil colors have been used in various forms since the 15th century. The popularity of oil paints can be attributed to their extraordinary versatility, offering excellent results when used for the traditional painting techniques of blending and glazing, impasto and scumbling.

Winsor & Newton began making color in 1832, swiftly developing and subsequently maintaining a reputation for unparalleled excellence and consistency worldwide. The most recent advances in pigment technology have allowed Winsor & Newton to build upon its already high standards and further improve its color range for artists. The improvements are a result of using new and unique pigments, which offer increased permanence and greater color strength.

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3/20/2012

5.0

winsor & newton artist's oil colors

By jeff

from fort worth, tx

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I use winsor & newton artist's paints whenever possible! Great quality and colors are as true as can be.

2/16/2012

4.0

My standard paints

By susantruffle

from Haverhill, MA

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I have been painting with Winsor and Newton oils for years, since they were first recommended to me by my teacher as the standard by which all paints are measured. They are reliably consistent in color and texture. I find a few of the colors to be less than optimal such as Terre Verte and Burnt Sienna, because they are somewhat transparent, but that may be just the way those pigments behave. Winsor Lemon is a nice greenish yellow, and Cobalt Blue I cannot live without.

1/13/2012

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Windsor and Newton artist oil paints

By wesley lowe

from Vancouver B.C. Canada

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I have tried some other brands and there are certainly some good oil paints on the market, but I prefer Windsor and Newtons. The paints have excellent coverage abilities or when applied as a transparent glaze, there is no better, they also move so beautifully on the painting surface. I paint historical marine and aviation subjects that quite often contain a lot of detail in each work . I also used this brand for years when I worked as an illustrator, so W.N. is a very versatile product, yes I'm very pleased with them.

wesley Lowe

11/19/2011

5.0

Always True To Color

By Grizz

from Winter Park, Florida

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I have totally compared the Color Title to other great brands, and discovered that the Color Titles provided by Winsor & Newton are completely true to colors expected, and the amount of pigment in each color gives me the brightness, most luxurious color that makes my paintings look great, not just very good.....I am a beginner, can use all the help!

11/16/2011

5.0

As close to perfect as possible.

By Terrapin52

from Charleston, SC

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Winsor Newton Artists' Oil Colours have proven themselves over and over again. They are the perfect marriage of quality vehicle, pigment load, permanence, consistency, and workability. As with most things in life, there are tradeoffs, and these qualities can work against one another at times. W&N knows how to achieve the ultimate balance so you know you are getting the best paint humanly possible to manufacture while still experiencing each pigment's unique characteristics. There's W&N, and there's everyone else.

9/20/2011

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

I would buy these paints again

By Tru Gabrielle

from Missouri

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I have been an artist for nearly 40 years and this paint is as good as any I have used, and I have used a lot!!

9/4/2011

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

I would buy this product again

By Pepe

from Mayaguez, PR

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The painting has good coverage, and is it my opinion that is due to the good quality and outstanding product. This oil color brand has been in the market for many years.
My style of painting is realistic and I take a long time to finish my works and I Know that using this oil color my finish paintings will last for a long time.

8/25/2011

(0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

just started using them, good so far.

By frenchy

from wilmington, oh

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lots of color choices, seems good so far.

8/11/2011

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Love these oil paints

By Nicci

from Washington, NH

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I just started painting with oils and I love these colors. There is a wide assortment of colors and they blend really well together to make more. They clean up easy enough and I am having fun.

5/23/2011

4.0

Boy, my husband was happy!

By Barb

from Carlsbad, CA

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Comments about Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colors:

We just moved and my husband couldn't find his painting supplies. He was so pleased when I got this kit to tide him over. In fact, he said he would have been happy to get it even if he'd found his other supplies first. Great value for great product! Quick delivery! All smiles here! Thanks! ;^}

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00461-1010	Introductory Set of 10 Tubes	List $99.89	$69.99