C133 Old Holland Artists Watercolour Old Holland Red Gold lake Yellow Earth modern pigments such as this

modern pigments such as this will make accidental mud-making a thing of the past

use more colour and be spontaneous and gestural

refract light

saturated deep red with good transparency

Balance a super-opaque such as Indian Red or Cadmium against super transparent Quinacridone Gold or Burnt Orange

C133 Old Holland Artists Watercolour Old Holland Red Gold lake Yellow Earth modern pigments such as thisOld Holland Classic Watercolours contain up to twice as much pigmentation as some other "Artist" grade colours. To qualify for the status of "Classic," the greatest possible amount of each pigment is ground in the purest binders. This heavy pigmentation load makes Old Holland the richest and thickest of watercolour paints, and colours have a heavy consistency.