Embellish with Metallic Colours from Winsor & Newton

Highly sought after to create impressions of metals like gold, silver, and copper. Metallic colours add embellishment, dimension and character to artwork.  These are colours with a polished metal finish and satisfying shine. An effect which can only be achieved with metallic colours, as the shine derives from light reflecting off the surface at various angles, thanks to the pigments used in metallic colour ranges.  

In history, if an artist was keen on creating the impression of gold in their work, they would use a metallic colour that glittered like real gold or use gold leaf in the desired areas. We’re lucky today, to have a wide range of metallic colours options from Winsor & Newton to achieve these sought-after effects.

Take advantage and dive into the wonders of metallic colours with this set of four high quality Winsor & Newton drawing inks – Gold, Silver, White and Black.

Use Gold or Silver straight from the bottle or mix with other inks to create shimmering metallic colours. The white ink can be mixed with colour to create pastel shades or used on dried artwork for strong highlights.

Winsor & Newton’s Black Indian Ink is a water-based solution of traditional Chinese stick ink, ideal for outlines, blocking areas or creating darker shades of colours. Gold, Silver and White work well on black or dark paper.