Holbein Watercolors & Gouache

The Holbein Artists’ Watercolors Luminous Set features 12 high-intensity fluorescent watercolor colors, designed for bold highlights, strong contrast and contemporary illustration. Transparent, European-style watercolors made in Japan, offering full control and striking visual impact.

Holbein Gansai are traditional Japanese watercolors known for their rich, semi-opaque color and smooth application. The 18-color set offers strong pigment, easy activation and versatile handling — perfect for bold color areas, quick sketches or lighter washes with added water.

The Holbein Artists’ Watercolors 24 Color Set features professional, transparent watercolors made in Japan, combining European-style pigments with the precision of the Japanese watercolor tradition. Free from ox gall and dispersing agents, these colors offer exceptional control, clarity and predictability.

The Holbein Acrylic Gouache School Set features 13 high-quality, opaque acrylic gouache colors with a smooth matte finish. They handle like traditional gouache but dry waterproof and permanent, allowing confident layering without disturbing underlying colors. A perfect entry into professional-grade acrylic gouache.

The Holbein Irodori Artist Gouache – Spring Set features 12 professional gouache colors inspired by the traditional hues of the Japanese spring. Richly pigmented, opaque and beautifully matte, this set offers expressive color, refined control and a unique seasonal palette.

Holbein watercolours produce brilliant transparent washes as well as powerful clean darks when used in more concentrated applications. A European style transparent watercolour, Holbein watercolour also preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in traditional Japanese watercolour techniques.

The Holbein Irodori Artist Gouache – Summer Set is a professional 12-color gouache collection inspired by the rich, vibrant hues of Japanese summer. With deeply pigmented, opaque colors in matte finish, it provides expressive, warm shades ideal for illustration, nature painting and contrast-rich artwork.

The Holbein Artists’ Watercolors Botanical Art Set is a professional 24-color watercolor set designed specifically for botanical art, nature illustration and detailed painting. Transparent, European-style watercolors made in Japan, free from ox gall, offering exceptional control and clean color behavior.

The Holbein Gansai 24 Color Set offers an extended take on traditional Japanese watercolors, featuring rich, semi-opaque colors and smooth, easy handling. Following the traditional Japanese Gansai palette, it provides greater color flexibility for illustration, sketching and expressive painting.

Holbein Acrylic Gouache is an opaque and highly-pigmented paint which dries to a velvety-matte finish. In terms of handling and mixing, it behaves like traditional Gum Arabic gouache, but because it is made with an acrylic resin binder, it is water-resistant once dry. This facilitates layering, as fresh paint layers can be laid down without the risk of bleed-through from the lower layer. Acryla Gouache dries quickly and with minimal colour-shift; what you see wet is what you get once the paint has dried.