Blockx Watercolour

BLOCKX Watercolour Paints, Half Pans & 15ml Tubes:

BLOCKX watercolour paints in this collection offer an extensive artist colour range in both individual half pans and 15ml tubes. Handmade in Belgium, BLOCKX watercolours are formulated with finely ground, light-resistant pigments, gum arabic and honey, creating a distinctive range designed around colour brilliance, luminosity and stability.

BLOCKX Watercolour Half Pans:

Half pans provide a compact way to build or expand a watercolour palette one colour at a time. The collection covers a broad spectrum of traditional and contemporary artist colours, from Titanium White and Yellow Ochre through reds, violets, blues and greens.

Individual colours carry detailed pigment information. For example, Yellow Ochre uses PY42 and is semi-opaque, Viridian uses PG18 and is transparent, while Cerulean Blue uses PB36 and is semi-opaque. This makes the range particularly useful for artists who select watercolours according to pigment characteristics rather than colour name alone.

BLOCKX 15ml Watercolour Tubes:

For artists who prefer tube watercolour, the collection includes a substantial selection of 15ml colours across multiple BLOCKX series. Shades represented include cadmium yellows and reds, Pyrrolo Red and Vermilion, Quinacridone Magenta, Rose Lake, Dioxazine Mauve, Ultramarine Violet, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Turquoise Blue, Viridian, Sap Green, Olive Green and Cobalt Green.

The 15ml format is useful when larger amounts of fresh paint are required on the palette, while the half pans provide a convenient compact format for individual colours.

Lightfast Pigments, Gum Arabic & Honey:

BLOCKX developed its watercolour palette around 72 shades. The paints use lightfast pigments selected for stability, with honey added to the gum arabic formulation to enhance brilliance and luminosity. Colours also vary in transparency, from transparent and semi-transparent through to semi-opaque and opaque pigments.

Choosing BLOCKX Watercolours:

When selecting a colour, consider more than the visible hue. Check the pigment code, transparency or opacity and series alongside your preferred half-pan or 15ml tube format. These details are especially valuable when building a palette for clean colour mixing, transparent washes, layering or more opaque passages.