No other medium demands a contribution to an artist’s work quite like watercolor. The paint has a say in what happens on the paper. The painter may think they’ll create a realistic seascape, while the paint decides it’s going to be a composition of emotion and immediacy. The paint plays with paper, water, brush strokes, and the artist’s movements and intentions in ways that can be out of one’s control. With watercolor, one has to expect the unexpected and learn to go with it.
Chartpak sells three brands of watercolors, with products making up grades for children, beginners, intermediate artists, and professionals. We’re always researching more: more grades, more pigments, more binders - compressed pans, extruded pans, poured pans, DIY pans. You might ask why anyone would need that many watercolors. The answer is that they all do something a little different to meet the needs of the artist throughout their exploration of watercolor. You're sure to find a new favorite!