Adding an incomparable dimension, the colour can be applied dry and directly onto paper like a pencil, then wet with water to create stunning, soft water colour washes. What’s more, the sticks– even years later, allowing artists to alter or add fresh layers to their work free of constraints.

“The ability to be able to draw a picture with greater control and precision, add water and then watch the colour melt into a soft yet vibrant water colour painting is magical” – Debbie Bryan, water colour artist


The Professional Water Colour sticks can be used with the Professional Water Colour range and with Winsor & Newton’s range of watercolour brushes for painting outdoors, in a studio setting or on-the-go. Using the same professional grade pigments as Professional Water Colour tubes and pans, they produce vibrant colour both wet and dry, creating powerful drawings and paintings alike. Using lightfast pigments, the sticks provide permanence superior to that of dye-based equivalent colour.

Winsor & Newton Professional Water Colour Sticks are available loose in a spectrum of 48 brilliant colours and are fully intermixable with traditional water colour. They can also be used in conjunction with other forms of dry colour and with all Winsor & Newton Water Colour mediums, making them an excellent complement to various artistic techniques. Trying is believing, so start using Winsor & Newton’s Water Colour Sticks today to explore their myriad of possibilities.