Schmincke HORADAM Naturals Watercolour Paint 15 ml, Vegan

Schmincke HORADAM Naturals – vegan paint between watercolour and gouache

Schmincke HORADAM Naturals in the 15 ml tube is a vegan water-based paint that combines properties of watercolour and gouache. It is matt and mostly semi-transparent, so it works as a glaze. The binder is gum arabic, and the only pigments used in the series are natural earth pigments plus plant resins and saps. Choose your colour from the options.

The Naturals palette comprises 16 shades. You can mix them with each other and with all Schmincke watercolours and gouache paints if you want to extend your colour range. The paints have only a faint smell and suit all types of paper and card.

Working with Naturals

Squeeze a little paint from the tube onto the palette and use it neat or thinned with water. Neat, it looks stronger and more matt; thinned, it gives transparent layers that you can build up on top of each other. Because the paint stays water-soluble after drying, you can reactivate dried paint left on the palette. With thin glazes, however, adding water later can also loosen the layers underneath. Work quickly, therefore, or let each layer dry thoroughly.

Choosing a colour

Naturals is intended for a matt, earthy look. Pure watercolours are generally more transparent, and gouache is more opaque. Naturals sits in between and can be combined with both. For lightfastness, 15 of the 16 shades reach 3–5 stars. If you want to display your work permanently in the light, check this rating when choosing colours.

Schmincke HORADAM Naturals product details

• Manufacturer: Schmincke, HORADAM Naturals series
• Contents: 15 ml, tube
• Binder: gum arabic
• Pigments (series): exclusively natural earth pigments, plant resins and saps
• Finish: matt, mostly semi-transparent
• Lightfastness (series): 15 of 16 colours with 3–5 stars
• Surface: all types of paper and card
• Vegan, faint smell
• Water-soluble after drying

You will also need: brush, paper or card, water and a mixing palette.

Contains biocidal products: BIT, CIT, MIT, OIT. May produce an allergic reaction.