The Store Room · Aisle 2 of 9
🎨 Paint
The tubes worth the money — and the makers behind them.
Winsor & Newton
OILS
The classic — the Artists’ line when you can, Winton while you’re learning.
Rublev
HISTORICAL OILS
Pigments ground the old way — paint like the masters actually used.
Williamsburg
HANDMADE OILS
Dense, handmade, beautiful earth tones.
“top tier” — Hannah
Old Holland
OILS SINCE 1664
The oldest paint maker still going.
“has the best vermillion” — Hannah
M. Graham
WALNUT-OIL OILS
Gentle, buttery paint bound in walnut oil.
“makes my favorite transparent yellow oxide / transparent red oxide” — Hannah
Holbein
GOUACHE
Creamy, dense, and rewets nicely — the gouache worth the price.
Golden
ACRYLICS
If you work in acrylic, Golden is the answer.
“golden acrylics are good” — Hannah
Winsor & Newton Watercolors
PROFESSIONAL WATERCOLORS
If watercolor sneaks into your practice, start here.
Want the full colour chart — every dab in the studio, charted by family? The Paint Wall is back in the Store Room →