Experience perfect tonal balance with Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint - Neutral Grey (Colour No. 785, Series 3), a semi-opaque, colour-stable grey crafted entirely from complementary pigments Diketo-Pyrrolo-Pyrrol Red (PR255), Indanthrone Blue (PB60), and Benzimidazolone Orange (PO62) without any black content. This innovative formulation produces a pure, neutral grey that maintains its balance and clarity, even when mixed with white or other hues.
Neutral Grey is a modern essential for artists who value precision and harmony in their work. Its perfectly balanced tone makes it ideal for shadows, cool highlights, underpainting, and desaturating vibrant colours without shifting hue. The absence of black ensures that mixes remain clean and colour-true, offering professional control in both monochrome and full-colour compositions.
Each Schmincke Horadam Aquarell colour is bound with the finest Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara, meticulously tested to ensure smooth flow, superb resolubility, and long-lasting brilliance. Once dried on your palette, it reactivates effortlessly, maintaining consistent pigment strength and creamy handling for flawless layering and blending.
With over 150 professional watercolours available in 5ml, 15ml, Half Pan, and Full Pan formats (sold separately), and 95 single-pigment hues for precise, predictable mixing, Schmincke Horadam Aquarell stands as a hallmark of fine watercolour craftsmanship.
Neutral Grey (Series 3) is a semi-opaque, lightfast neutral tone perfect for artists seeking a balanced grey that offers chromatic neutrality, smooth gradation, and exceptional stability across every wash and mix.
