Watercolour Paints

Shop watercolour paints for professional artists, students and beginners at Art Supplies Australia. Explore artist and student watercolours from leading brands including Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Art Spectrum, Maimeri Blu, Kuretake Gansai Tambi and Marie's, available in tubes, pans and sets.

Watercolour is a versatile, transparent painting medium valued for its luminosity, colour blending and ability to create everything from delicate washes to vibrant layers of colour. Choose from professional artist watercolours, affordable student colours, portable half pans and complete watercolour sets.

Choosing the Right Watercolour Paint

Professional Watercolours
Professional watercolours generally offer higher pigment concentrations, excellent colour strength and a wider range of artist pigments. Popular ranges include Daniel Smith Extra Fine, Winsor & Newton Professional, Art Spectrum Artists' Watercolours and Maimeri Blu.

Student Watercolours
A practical and economical choice for beginners, students, schools and artists learning watercolour techniques. Winsor & Newton Cotman is one of the student watercolour ranges available in our collection.

Watercolour Tubes
Tube watercolours are ideal when larger quantities of paint are required and make it easy to create strong washes and mix generous amounts of colour.

Watercolour Pans & Sets
Pans and half pans are compact and convenient, making them popular for travel, sketching and painting outdoors. Watercolour sets are also an excellent way to build a useful selection of colours.

Complete Your Watercolour Setup

Pair your paint with suitable watercolour paper and pads. Paper weight, surface texture and cotton content affect absorbency, lifting, glazing and the amount of water the sheet can handle.

Shop watercolour paints online with Australia wide delivery, or visit Art Supplies Australia in Hornsby, NSW.

Watercolour Paint FAQs

What is the difference between professional and student watercolour paint?
Professional watercolours generally contain higher pigment concentrations and offer greater colour strength and a wider selection of artist pigments. Student watercolours provide reliable performance at a more economical price.

Should I choose watercolour tubes or pans?
Both can produce excellent results. Tubes are convenient for mixing larger washes and using more paint, while pans are compact, portable and particularly useful for travel and outdoor painting.

What watercolour paints are suitable for beginners?
Watercolour sets and student ranges such as Winsor & Newton Cotman are good starting points for beginners. A smaller selection of quality colours can also be useful for learning colour mixing.

Where can I buy watercolour paints online?
Art Supplies Australia stocks watercolour tubes, pans and sets from leading artist material brands, available online with delivery across Australia.