Winsor & Newton Artist Oil 37ml SERIES 4

Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Color Series 4 represents a higher price tier in their professional line. The price of paint in professional ranges is directly tied to the cost of sourcing, refining, and manufacturing raw pigments—Series 1 being the least expensive (earths and basic synthetics) and Series 5 being the most expensive (rare cobalts).

Key Characteristics of Series 4

• Cadmium Heavy: The backbone of Series 4 is traditional genuine Cadmium pigments (sulfides and sulfoselenides). Cadmiums are prized for their extreme opacity, intense warmth, and brilliant tinting strength.

• Cadmium-Free Alternatives: Formulated with modern organic pigment technology to match the tint, opacity, and handling of genuine Cadmiums without toxic heavy metals.

• Select Inorganic Blues & Greens: Includes costly mineral or specialist pigments like Cerulean Blue, Manganese Blue, and Cobalt Turquoise Light.

• Opacity & Coverage: Unlike Series 1 or 2 (which feature many transparent glazing colors), Series 4 consists mostly of opaque (■) and semi-opaque (◐) shades with high covering power.

• Permanence: All Series 4 colors carry top lightfastness ratings (A for Permanent or AA for Extremely Permanent).