Winsor And Newton Artists' Oil Colour is unmatched for its purity, quality and reliability - a success which is reflected in its world-wide reputation amongst professional artists. It has 120 colours in the range, offering the widest spectrum of all the Winsor & Newton oil ranges. Winsor and Newton Artists' Oil Colour uses the highest level of pigmentation consistent with the broadest handling properties. The quantity of pigment used provides covering power and tinting strength; leading to the saying "artists' quality goes further". Like all raw materials, pigments are available in various grades. Winsor and Newton use only the purest of pigments ensuring the cleanest, brightest colours, which in turn produce the best colour mixtures. As the cost of the pigments used varies, so does the price charged for the colour. Therefore Winsor and Newton Artist Oil Colours are grouped together in 'series'. The higher the series number, the higher the price. Winsor and Newton are famous for providing the widest spectrum of colours within their ranges. The colours are selected according to mass tone [colour from tube], undertone [bias of colour when in a thin film], strength and relative opacity. This provides the largest number of colour positions and an infinite number of colour mixtures. A total of 100 different pigments are used to produce 120 colours.

The highest professional quality traditional oil colour made from the finest pigments.