Watercolour

The Stoneground Paint Co. crafts its watercolour paint by combining finely ground particles of pigment with a binder made from water, gum arabic, and wildflower honey. Watercolour paint is an artist’s medium noted for its transparency and the wide range of effects which can be achieved with its use. A range of pigments from modern to mineral, traditional to pearlescent, are used in the creation of our handmade paint offering watercolour artists an array of vibrant colours to choose from.

Modern Series

Our modern colours consist of pigments developed after 1704 with the accidental discovery of Prussian Blue.  The rapid development of synthetic pigments and dyes have given artists a veritable rainbow of to choose from.  All of the modern colours in Stoneground’s line-up are lightfast, permanent, and non-toxic.

Traditional Colours

The pigments used in the creation of our Traditional Colours are ones that have been used by artists for hundreds, and in some cases, thousands, of years.  These are primarily inorganic pigments such as iron oxides, green earths, and the popular umber and sienna pigments of the Renaissance.  Also included here are modern interpretations of traditionally used pigments such as Zinc and Titanium White (which replaced toxic Lead White), and the Mayan pigments (which are modern versions of lightfast and permanent pigments used by civilizations living in Central and South America hundreds of years ago).

Mineral Series

The pigments used in our mineral colours are naturally occurring inorganic pigments whose transparent and granular nature can be used to great effect in watercolour paintings.  The outlier in this category is Graphite, which is an organic pigment that is staining, semi-transparent, and carries with it a subtle shimmer.

Metallic and Pearlescent Series

Stoneground’s metallic and pearlescent watercolours are made from lightfast and permanent mica-based pigments that create beautiful shimmering pearlescent effects when applied to paper.