Colours of the year

To celebrate the collection of nine colours that were most popular with our community of artists in 2025, we invite you to discover and save on them to start 2026.

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Umber

How to paint an anime figure with Cotman Watercolour

Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber all feature in Kiara Wang's guide to painting an anime figure.

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Payne's Gray

Prussian Blue

Colour story: Prussian Blue

Born completely by chance in 1704 is Prussian Blue – the world's first synthetic blue pigment. Gracing the palettes of iconic artists like Hokusai and Picasso, discover how this bold hue has left its mark on the history of painting pigments.

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Sap Green

Colour story: Sap Green

A popular yellow-green colour, sap green was originally a sticky syrup made from unripe buckthorn berry juice and sold in pigs' bladders.

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Ivory Black

Understanding black oil paint

Exploring the unique qualities of the five blacks in Winsor & Newton’s Artists’ Oil Colour, we examine Ivory, Lamp, Mars, Perylene and Blue Blacks.

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Permanent Rose

Raw Sienna