Description

The Winston & Newton Professional Acrylic range is engineered for Consistent Quality

• Opacity
  Carefully assessed to ensure each colour performs exactly as intended.
• Viscosity
  Precisely tested to deliver outstanding texture, control, and consistency.
• Specific Gravity
  Rigorously inspected to maintain impeccable quality and formulation accuracy, ensuring:
  – The correct pigment-to-binder ratio.
  – Smooth, consistent flow and handling.
  – No unwanted fillers or air pockets.
  – Reliable performance across every tube.

The result is professional-grade acrylic colour you can depend on—batch after batch, stroke after stroke.

The range of colours  are grouped in different categories according to the Series 1–5 system which is all about pigment cost and quality, not paint performance.

Why there are Series 1–5:

Some pigments are naturally rarer, harder to manufacture, or more complex to refine while others require multiple pigments to achieve a specific colour. Higher-cost pigments are placed in higher series numbers.

Therefore:

Series 1 = more economical pigments

Series 5 = rare, complex, or premium pigments

Accordingly it does not indicate lower or higher quality and does not affect lightfastness, permanence, or performance. All series use the same professional-grade formulation and standards

This system ensures transparent pricing and artists can choose between colours based on budget, pigment preference, or project needs. You can invest in Series 4–5 colours when the pigment really matters, and use Series 1–2 for larger areas

Winsor & Newton were granted its first Royal Warrant by Queen Victoria in 1841, and have received the endorsement ever since.  Today Winsor & Newton remains by Appointment to HRH the Prince of Wales and may display The Prince of Wales’s coat of arms. Known for his commitment to ecological issues, the Prince of Wales has additional criteria to qualify for his Warrant asking that companies meet a code of good environmental practice if they are to supply his Household.

Most important highlights on the path to Winsor & Newton’s acrylic paints

• Scientist William Winsor and artist Henry Newton establish their partnership at 38 Rathbone Place, London in 1832.
• The first screw cap mechanism for collapsible metal tubes is patented by William Winsor in 1842; this becomes the standard container for colour.
• Winsor & Newton introduces their first range of Artists’ Acrylics in 1970.
• In 2009 the Artists’ Acrylic Colour is re-launched, introducing 17 new colours and new resin technology. Artists’ Acrylic is now even more brilliant and offers virtually no colour shift from wet to dry.