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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

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.

Living Crafts is a four-day festival of art, craft and design, held in the beautiful parkland of Hatfield House in Hertfordshire.

We at A J Ludlow Colours, are very proud to be part of the community of craftspeople that come together every year for Living Crafts at Hatfield House. This year is something special, as the organisers are celebrating 50 years of this prestigious annual craft event and we would like to congratulate and wish them every success for years to come.


We will be at Living Crafts, so why not come and say hello and browse our stall or join one of Meiru’s watercolour painting workshops.

To learn more and to book onto one of Meiru’s workshops:

With Spring in the air we have a new Special Limited Edition Professional Watercolour, Quinophthalone Yellow.  A transparent mid-shade yellow, with a warm mass-tone and cool undertone.


We stock art materials and tools for Traditional Global Arts

The April ARTicle

In this month’s ARTicle, Andrew turns back the pages of history and takes a glimpse at the traditional and classic watercolour paints from the late-nineteenth century; a time when this art medium and the bright colours that define it today, were being created.


Discover the two books that inspired this ARTicle and why they are so important to A J Ludlow Colours and our flagship Professional Watercolours that we lovingly make.


Read the ARTicle to learn more.

Discover more in April's ARTicle

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:

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