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A J Ludlow - Makers of renowned Professional Watercolours and purveyor of Art Materials of distinction for Traditional Global Arts

"The highest quality pure pigment watercolours."

A J Ludlow's high quality Professional Watercolour painting materials are lovingly handmade by a skilled artisan. All our fine-art materials are made in the UK with the best ingredients and finest pigments.

Buy A J Ludlow Professional Watercolour paints

There are many things that makes A J Ludlow Professional Watercolours unique, but the most obvious is our watercolours are packed in clear glass jars. This allows us to have the highest pigment loading, so high its not possible to pack our paints into tubes.

A J Ludlow Professional Watercolours

Handmade superior watercolour paints

Your questions answered

All A J Ludlow Professional Watercolour paints are permanent, bright and intense and have superior colour strength.

But more importantly they are a joy to paint with.

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Selection of fine-art materials and tools from A J Ludlow, available to buy from the on-line shop.

Our latest ARTicle

Let’s paint a cute snowman Christmas Card

With the season of good cheer coming, it’s the time to have fun as a family and create wonderful memories, so this ARTicle shows you how to paint a snowmen Christmas card.

Creating your own watercolour Christmas cards to give to relations and friends is a wonderfully personal and heartfelt gesture that makes them feel special. In doing so, you will soon realise that there is also immense joy in engaging children or grandchildren in the task and spending creative time together.

See what artists are saying about A J Ludlow Professional Watercolours:

Ultramarine Blue Professional Watercolour:

"This ultramarine is a paint I would definitely buy again. The creamy texture of the undiluted paint is so easy to use straight from the bottle. I use a lot of greys mixed from ultramarine and raw sienna and am delighted with the outcome . The colour is beautifully intense ,drying to the same richness as when wet.”

Diana Boanas - Hull

"I have painted monochrome watercolours for many years, ultramarine in particular and am very surprised by the high quality of this product. Since purchasing the paint I have produced two portraits and have found the colour very flexible. It is very intense when applied with little water and easily diluted to produce a fantastic range of light and shade when used wet in wet. I am really pleased to have been introduced to the range of Ludlow colours."

Christopher Medcalf - Lincoln

Charcoal Grey Professional Watercolour:

“Just used the charcoal grey watercolour I purchased from A J Ludlow. Fantastic quality such a small amount goes a long way. Will definitely be investing in more colours”

Jimmy Solo - Cambridge

Impasto Medium

"I enjoyed using Impasto Medium creating 3D effects to my Watercolour Paintings. It is easy to use. I used it with colour and without mixing with colours. I mixed Impasto Medium with different colours, and then applied the colours to my painting with a pallet knife. It's like painting with oil colours. I also used Impasto Medium without mixing with colours, and then applied Watercolours on the dried Impasto Medium area. It gave translucent effect to the painting. It's very enjoyable. I will do more with the Impasto Medium."

Meiru Wei -Cambridge

We at A J Ludlow, are proud to introduce a diverse group of talented watercolourists who use our watercolours and share our passion for excellence in the fine-art materials they use:

Visit the artists who use A J Ludlow Professional Watercolours: