Watercolour Painting Gift with a Saunders Waterford Watercolour Paper Block and two Exquisite Chinese Brushes

We at A J Ludlow Colours are offering Andrew Ludlow's selection of six watercolours that form the basis of his watercolour palette, presented in an attractive "bijou" Professional Watercolour Gift set, which comes with a Saunders Waterford Watercolour Paper Block and two of our most popular Chinese brushes, a large Pure Goat Hair Red Bamboo Handled Brush and a Little Red Hair Detailing Brush; all at an amazing price, making it an ideal gift for that special watercolourist in your life, or a great treat for yourself.

This gift bundle would normally retail at £99.62, but we are offering it at £85.00; at a cost saving of just under 15%, makes this gift idea even better!

This "bijou" Professional Watercolour Gift set, consists of six colours selected by Andrew Ludlow: Cadmium Yellow (a red shade yellow), Anthraquinone Crimson (a blue shade red), Cadmium Red (a yellow shade red), Ultramarine Blue (a red shade blue), Phthalocyanine Green (Yellow Shade) and Burnt Sienna.

Saunders Waterford papers are internally buffered with calcium carbonate in order to protect finished pieces of work from discolouration caused by acidic pollutants. Its surface is coated in gelatine size, making it strong and its surface, less prone to damage. This watercolour block comprises of 20 sheets of natural White Saunders Waterford watercolour paper from St Cuthberts Mill. The paper has a weight of 300g/m ² (140lb), which will allow it to perform well without requiring stretching, even after multiple washes. It is cold pressed (CP), which is also commonly known as NOT (meaning that it is not hot pressed) and so has a slightly textured surface, making it suitable for most types of work. The sheets are 12 inches by 9 inches (31cm x 23cm) and are glued along all 4 sides to form a block; making it less likely to cockle whilst painting.

Saunders Waterford watercolour paper is mould-made, which provides the charm of hand-made paper, but without the inherent variability from sheet to sheet. It is made from 100% cotton fibres, which give the sheet strength and durability due to the fibres' relatively longer length.

The exquisite pure goat hair brush is made from highly absorbent and soft goat hair, enabling the brush to hold a lot of ink/paint and so create continuous, flowing brush strokes. It is not only suitable for both Chinese brush and Japanese Sumi-e, but also ideal for watercolour painting. The handle of this brush is made of red coloured bamboo and is a perfect shaped to fit comfortably in the hand for executing fluid brush strokes necessary for Chinese painting and calligraphy. Like most Chinese brushes, this brush has a loop on the end so that it can be hung from a brush stand to help facilitate natural drying.

The Little Red Hair Chinese brush is also suitable for both Chinese brush and Japanese Sumi-e and watercolour painting. It is made from short red hairs, which gives the brush a firm springy tip, making it great for outline painting and fine detailing.