M. Graham 30ml Tube Watercolour Paint, Naphthol Red
(477 reviews)
Artist and master paintmaker Art Graham put many decades of experience at other companies behind him and started his own company based on his own vision and his own values. What a magnificent addition to the professional artist's palette! Graham Watercolours are manufactured in small batches with pure honey, gum arabic, glycerine, and the finest pigments available. Each colour's formula is individually developed and crafted to bring out the unique character of the pigment. Each colour in this small watercolour line is intensely pigmented, and every colour is based on a single pigment, excepting a few convenience mixtures of historic colours. Best of all, each transparent color has a counterpart in the M. Graham Gouache line, perfect for adding detail and areas of opaque colour. Colours made with honey do not dry up in the tube or on the palette, and they always dilute easily, often after months or years of disuse. Honey has been used extensively throughout the history of art as an ingredient in waterbased colours.
Artist and master paintmaker Art Graham put many decades of experience at other companies behind him and started his own company based on his own vision and his own values. What a magnificent addition to the professional artist's palette! Graham Watercolours are manufactured in small batches with pure honey, gum arabic, glycerine, and the finest pigments available. Each colour's formula is individually developed and crafted to bring out the unique character of the pigment. Each colour in this small watercolour line is intensely pigmented, and every colour is based on a single pigment, excepting a few convenience mixtures of historic colours. Best of all, each transparent color has a counterpart in the M. Graham Gouache line, perfect for adding detail and areas of opaque colour. Colours made with honey do not dry up in the tube or on the palette, and they always dilute easily, often after months or years of disuse. Honey has been used extensively throughout the history of art as an ingredient in waterbased colours.
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M. Graham 30ml Tube Watercolour Paint, Naphthol Red
$17.50
(477 reviews)
Artist and master paintmaker Art Graham put many decades of experience at other companies behind him and started his own company based on his own vision and his own values. What a magnificent addition to the professional artist's palette! Graham Watercolours are manufactured in small batches with pure honey, gum arabic, glycerine, and the finest pigments available. Each colour's formula is individually developed and crafted to bring out the unique character of the pigment. Each colour in this small watercolour line is intensely pigmented, and every colour is based on a single pigment, excepting a few convenience mixtures of historic colours. Best of all, each transparent color has a counterpart in the M. Graham Gouache line, perfect for adding detail and areas of opaque colour. Colours made with honey do not dry up in the tube or on the palette, and they always dilute easily, often after months or years of disuse. Honey has been used extensively throughout the history of art as an ingredient in waterbased colours.
Artist and master paintmaker Art Graham put many decades of experience at other companies behind him and started his own company based on his own vision and his own values. What a magnificent addition to the professional artist's palette! Graham Watercolours are manufactured in small batches with pure honey, gum arabic, glycerine, and the finest pigments available. Each colour's formula is individually developed and crafted to bring out the unique character of the pigment. Each colour in this small watercolour line is intensely pigmented, and every colour is based on a single pigment, excepting a few convenience mixtures of historic colours. Best of all, each transparent color has a counterpart in the M. Graham Gouache line, perfect for adding detail and areas of opaque colour. Colours made with honey do not dry up in the tube or on the palette, and they always dilute easily, often after months or years of disuse. Honey has been used extensively throughout the history of art as an ingredient in waterbased colours.
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A Turquoise to die for!
5 April 2021
Barbara
originally posted on dickblick.com
I ordered the following colors of M Graham watercolor paint: Turquoise, Quinacridone Rose, Azo Yellow (aka Aureolin or PY151), Mineral Violet, and Ultramarine Pink. The
Turquoise is a phthalo mixture - which I wasn't paying attention to at the time of purchase. I would not usually buy a phthalocyanine tube from a higher priced company.
However, this may be the most striking turquoise ever. It is so deep and vibrant all at the same time. I found a YT channel by a painter named Amanda Wiley, and she gave
examples of "the perfect triad" for different brands. That is how I came to purchase the Turquoise/Quin Rose/Azo Yellow combo. Love the Quin Rose as well. I thin...
Turquoise is a phthalo mixture - which I wasn't paying attention to at the time of purchase. I would not usually buy a phthalocyanine tube from a higher priced company.
However, this may be the most striking turquoise ever. It is so deep and vibrant all at the same time. I found a YT channel by a painter named Amanda Wiley, and she gave
examples of "the perfect triad" for different brands. That is how I came to purchase the Turquoise/Quin Rose/Azo Yellow combo. Love the Quin Rose as well. I thin...
first rate
1 February 2024
artmaven
originally posted on dickblick.com
M Graham is my choice for tube watercolor. It's a great professional grade paint. The pigment load and consistency are first rate. The honey allows the paint to stay moist and
reactivate effortlessly, though I have found that it does attract yellow jackets to my palette when I'm outdoors. I can mix everything I need from Ultramarine Blue, Prussian
Blue, Indian Yellow, Azo Green, Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Rose, Transparent Red Oxide, and Neutral Tint. I do also enjoy several of the other pigments though I tend to
limit my selections to their single pigments. I always recommend this brand to others and even to my students who are serious about working in watercolor. #bli...
reactivate effortlessly, though I have found that it does attract yellow jackets to my palette when I'm outdoors. I can mix everything I need from Ultramarine Blue, Prussian
Blue, Indian Yellow, Azo Green, Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Rose, Transparent Red Oxide, and Neutral Tint. I do also enjoy several of the other pigments though I tend to
limit my selections to their single pigments. I always recommend this brand to others and even to my students who are serious about working in watercolor. #bli...
I always buy M. Graham for my classes.
9 March 2024
Janeen
originally posted on dickblick.com
I am an art teacher. I teach watercolor for FREE every Saturday. Having these great paints available for me to order quickly and fill my palettes is a great help. This is my
favorite brand. I have been teaching for over 20 years and keep coming back to M Graham watercolors. They are clear, blend well, not too runny, and my students have
learned basic watercolor theory from using them.
favorite brand. I have been teaching for over 20 years and keep coming back to M Graham watercolors. They are clear, blend well, not too runny, and my students have
learned basic watercolor theory from using them.
Specification
| AU Stocked Range | Yes |
| To Use With | Watercolour |
| Pigment Index | PR112 |
| Transparency | Transparent |
| Colour Lightfast | Good |
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A Turquoise to die for!
5 April 2021
I ordered the following colors of M Graham watercolor paint: Turquoise, Quinacridone Rose, Azo Yellow (aka Aureolin or PY151), Mineral Violet, and Ultramarine Pink. The Turquoise is a phthalo mixture - which I wasn't paying attention to at the time of purchase. I would not usually buy a phthalocyanine tube from a higher priced company. However, this may be the most striking turquoise ever. It is so deep and vibrant all at the same time. I found a YT channel by a painter named Amanda Wiley, and she gave examples of "the perfect triad" for different brands. That is how I came to purchase the Turquoise/Quin Rose/Azo Yellow combo. Love the Quin Rose as well. I think I even like it better than my DS Quin Rose. The Azo Yellow I am not too crazy about; however, that has ... MoreI ordered the following colors of M Graham watercolor paint: Turquoise, Quinacridone Rose, Azo Yellow (aka Aureolin or PY151), Mineral Violet, and Ultramarine Pink. The Turquoise is a phthalo mixture - which I wasn't paying attention to at the time of purchase. I would not usually buy a phthalocyanine tube from a higher priced company. However, this may be the most striking turquoise ever. It is so deep and vibrant all at the same time. I found a YT channel by a painter named Amanda Wiley, and she gave examples of "the perfect triad" for different brands. That is how I came to purchase the Turquoise/Quin Rose/Azo Yellow combo. Love the Quin Rose as well. I think I even like it better than my DS Quin Rose. The Azo Yellow I am not too crazy about; however, that has nothing to do with M Graham - just my blah feelings about lemony yellow colors. I love granulation and that is why I went for the Mineral Violet and Ultramarine Pink. Very happy with those colors as well. The gooey-ness of M Graham paints are the only reason my review as 4 out 5 stars. I forget that I don't care for the fact that it never dries up and then I watch a video on YT and think "I MUST have those colors.""#sweepstakes - hopefully I am not the only customer who received an email saying to include this hastag in the review.
Barbara
originally posted on dickblick.comfirst rate
1 February 2024
M Graham is my choice for tube watercolor. It's a great professional grade paint. The pigment load and consistency are first rate. The honey allows the paint to stay moist and reactivate effortlessly, though I have found that it does attract yellow jackets to my palette when I'm outdoors. I can mix everything I need from Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Indian Yellow, Azo Green, Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Rose, Transparent Red Oxide, and Neutral Tint. I do also enjoy several of the other pigments though I tend to limit my selections to their single pigments. I always recommend this brand to others and even to my students who are serious about working in watercolor. #blicksweepstakes
artmaven
originally posted on dickblick.comI always buy M. Graham for my classes.
9 March 2024
I am an art teacher. I teach watercolor for FREE every Saturday. Having these great paints available for me to order quickly and fill my palettes is a great help. This is my favorite brand. I have been teaching for over 20 years and keep coming back to M Graham watercolors. They are clear, blend well, not too runny, and my students have learned basic watercolor theory from using them.
Janeen
originally posted on dickblick.comLove M. Graham
8 May 2020
I love M. Graham paints...all of them, oils, watercolor, gouache, acrylic. They are all heavily pigmented and often offered at less $$ per tube than their competition.As a PNW brand, I consider them local, just like Daniel Smith and Gamblin.The watercolor is in my top two "favorite brands" list, it's just heavily pigmented and when left to dry in the pan, they rewet immediately.Now, this brand uses honey and glycerin in their formula. Due to the honey it tends to not dry down in poured pans as quickly as other brands like DS, DaVinci or Schmincke, however, it does dry down to a taffy-like consistency where it's dry to the touch but you can make a firm indent with the end of your brush (but it's dry). I have these in my travel palette with other paints, and have ... MoreI love M. Graham paints...all of them, oils, watercolor, gouache, acrylic. They are all heavily pigmented and often offered at less $$ per tube than their competition.As a PNW brand, I consider them local, just like Daniel Smith and Gamblin.The watercolor is in my top two "favorite brands" list, it's just heavily pigmented and when left to dry in the pan, they rewet immediately.Now, this brand uses honey and glycerin in their formula. Due to the honey it tends to not dry down in poured pans as quickly as other brands like DS, DaVinci or Schmincke, however, it does dry down to a taffy-like consistency where it's dry to the touch but you can make a firm indent with the end of your brush (but it's dry). I have these in my travel palette with other paints, and have personally had no issues (except with the Cerulean Blues, Cobalt Teal and Terra Rosa- they don't fully set, so they'll always be tacky in the pan).If you live in a warm, humid climate (perhaps Asia, Hawaiian Islands, Australia, SE USA), I'd use these in your home studio only. My climate in Washington State allows me to cure this paint into pans if left to set for about 3-4 days in a closed palette (as long as it's not a sealed air-tight palette. You can leave the palette open and cover loosely with tin foil if you're worried about dust and fuzz.The pigment pay off is amazing, the lightfastness of their line is stellar, their cadmiums are some of the highest quality I've seen and tested, and their prices are excellent. I just wish they offered some colors of their watercolor and gouache in 37ml tubes (other than Black and White gouache).I love their Azo Yellow as my primary mixing yellow, the Ultramarine Blue is beautiful, and their Cobalt Teal is amazing. Check out their Quin Red and Violet, their Azo Green and Pyrrol pigments. Their Indian yellow [Isoindolene Yellow) is a beautiful, and slightly cheaper PY110 option to DS Perm.Yellow Deep. 🧚🏻♀️🎶
Second.Row.Center
originally posted on dickblick.comM. Graham watercolours--gorgeous!
31 August 2016
This is my first time trying this brand, so I bought four 15 ml tubes of M. Graham watercolors to try out: Cadmium yellow light, quinacridone red, phthalo blue, phthalo green. My goal was to mix three primary colours to see how well M. Graham pigments translate primary colours into other hues. I also wanted to compare how blue-greens/greens/yellow greens mixed from the primary colours compared with the same mixed from phthalo green. I am happy to report that M. Graham watercolour pigments generally produced beautiful secondary colours, particularly orange-reds, deep violets, and yellow-greens. Mixing with phthalo green produced even more vibrant blue-greens/yellow-greens. I will probably invest in a tube in the mid-orange range as the one I mixed could be more ... MoreThis is my first time trying this brand, so I bought four 15 ml tubes of M. Graham watercolors to try out: Cadmium yellow light, quinacridone red, phthalo blue, phthalo green. My goal was to mix three primary colours to see how well M. Graham pigments translate primary colours into other hues. I also wanted to compare how blue-greens/greens/yellow greens mixed from the primary colours compared with the same mixed from phthalo green. I am happy to report that M. Graham watercolour pigments generally produced beautiful secondary colours, particularly orange-reds, deep violets, and yellow-greens. Mixing with phthalo green produced even more vibrant blue-greens/yellow-greens. I will probably invest in a tube in the mid-orange range as the one I mixed could be more vibrant. And maybe a violet for the same reason. But this is to be expected with other paint brands as well.At Blick sale prices these paints are reasonably priced for high-end, artist-grade paints. I love the creaminess of the M. Graham paints, due to the honey they mix in as a humectant. But that can be a slight drawback if you're looking to customize your own watercolour box (i.e, filling full or half pans and letting dry) as the honey in the M. Graham paints prevent complete drying out. I left my half-pans out over night but the paints did not dry out. They became a bit more gooey, and when I turned my palette upside down, they did not drip out. But there is no guarantee the paints will not run out of the half pans if you carry your customized palette around for plein air painting. Exquisite paints, a pleasure to work with--definitely recommend to try!
T. Torch
originally posted on dickblick.comNice yellowy green!
6 August 2024
Although the product I received was a bit more on the yellowy side of what I was expecting I have really come to like this green. It is a great green to have to be able to do quick mixes without having to spend the time or paint to mix another type of green. I recommend it if you want to take a risk like me and see how this color reacts with your palette. #sweepstakes
Melanie
originally posted on dickblick.comOkay Color
10 August 2024
I was really looking forward to this color after hearing so many watercolor artists raving about it, but I was a little disappointed. The Neutral Tint kind of reminds me of Sharpie black. Maybe it works for other artists, but it's just not my color. That being said, I love the intensity of it and I am willing to give other M. Graham watercolors a try. #sweepstakes
Kristopher
originally posted on dickblick.comSticky paint that flows like a dream!
26 October 2021
Everyone knows how great M Graham paints are, so let me educate you on why they're also very difficult to work with. I hope this helps!As wonderfully vibrant and rich as M Graham tube paints are, they are INCREDIBLY slow drying and sticky. The honey binder makes them stay "wet" for far longer than any watercolorist needs. When the rest of your painting seems dry (from using a different brand of paint), any areas that used M. Graham will still be wet and sticky, and will stick to your skin if you touch it, then stamp down or smear on your paper if you aren't careful. Want to swatch this watercolor? Don't put anything on top of your paper after what you feel is a sufficient drying time - those swatches will leave sticky paint residue on that as well! And you can ... MoreEveryone knows how great M Graham paints are, so let me educate you on why they're also very difficult to work with. I hope this helps!As wonderfully vibrant and rich as M Graham tube paints are, they are INCREDIBLY slow drying and sticky. The honey binder makes them stay "wet" for far longer than any watercolorist needs. When the rest of your painting seems dry (from using a different brand of paint), any areas that used M. Graham will still be wet and sticky, and will stick to your skin if you touch it, then stamp down or smear on your paper if you aren't careful. Want to swatch this watercolor? Don't put anything on top of your paper after what you feel is a sufficient drying time - those swatches will leave sticky paint residue on that as well! And you can forget about reasonable drying times when trying to squeeze these tubes into paint pans. Even 1 week of air drying isn't enough to dry this paint in a pan. Meanwhile, Daniel Smith and Schmincke dry beautifully! It's pretty frustrating. I love their colors, but hate the drying time. So... I give these paints a 4. Too sticky for me, and I'll likely switch to Sennelier as my third go-to professional paint, besides Schmincke or Daniel Smith. #sweepstakes
eggbunni
originally posted on dickblick.comThese are lovely!
10 May 2019
These are great watercolors! I used student grade watercolor before and I can safely say that these are a great upgrade. I can tell that these are highly pigmented. Whether I dilute it a lot or use it fairly saturated, these paints look great. I don't recommend this brand of paint for travel pans because the honey in these paints make the paint dry very slowly and they're likely to be messy in the case. I left a small amount of paint on my palette after I finished painting and it stayed wet and shiny after a couple of days. I strongly recommend getting pre made pan paints because they're made to be dried in the pans and reconstituted. This brand of paint can be easily reconstituted but they dry very slowly on my palette (based on my experience with this brand of ... MoreThese are great watercolors! I used student grade watercolor before and I can safely say that these are a great upgrade. I can tell that these are highly pigmented. Whether I dilute it a lot or use it fairly saturated, these paints look great. I don't recommend this brand of paint for travel pans because the honey in these paints make the paint dry very slowly and they're likely to be messy in the case. I left a small amount of paint on my palette after I finished painting and it stayed wet and shiny after a couple of days. I strongly recommend getting pre made pan paints because they're made to be dried in the pans and reconstituted. This brand of paint can be easily reconstituted but they dry very slowly on my palette (based on my experience with this brand of paint). I like using tube paint because it's less expensive for me and I only need a few colors. If you're looking for a great artists grade watercolors, I think you'll definitely love this brand a lot.
Jose
originally posted on dickblick.comThey Smell Awful!
2 June 2021
So, I'm not sure if I received a bad batch or what, hopefully it's only that (in which case I might change my review at a later date if I receive different tubes), but the three paints I received smelled so terribly! Almost like a rotten egg smell, or something, just awful and overpowering! I tried painting with them, but they made me feel awful when painting - and if it weren't for the smell, these paints would be the most amazing I've tried! The colors were beautiful and vibrant and mixed amazing, but just that pungent fetid smell made them feel awful to use! I've tried them over the last month and each time it's awful.I know it's not just a paint smell, and I know it isn't my water either. I've used tap, and a few different distilled waters, and some water at a ... MoreSo, I'm not sure if I received a bad batch or what, hopefully it's only that (in which case I might change my review at a later date if I receive different tubes), but the three paints I received smelled so terribly! Almost like a rotten egg smell, or something, just awful and overpowering! I tried painting with them, but they made me feel awful when painting - and if it weren't for the smell, these paints would be the most amazing I've tried! The colors were beautiful and vibrant and mixed amazing, but just that pungent fetid smell made them feel awful to use! I've tried them over the last month and each time it's awful.I know it's not just a paint smell, and I know it isn't my water either. I've used tap, and a few different distilled waters, and some water at a friend's house, and each time it was the M. Graham & Co. paints! Luckily I only got three tubes, and I hope it's just a bad batch - but I won't buy any of these paints unless I receive replacements that don't smell. Again, really disappointed. All the reviews on YouTube were amazing, but none mentioned an odor. Hopefully it's just the paints went bad and I can eventually try out good M. Graham paints and enjoy them like everyone else. Until then, I'll be trying other watercolors.
Isa
originally posted on dickblick.comSpecification
| AU Stocked Range | Yes |
| To Use With | Watercolour |
| Pigment Index | PR112 |
| Transparency | Transparent |
| Colour Lightfast | Good |