40 New Oil Colours.
40 Years of Michael Harding.
Michael specifically developed forty new oil colours to give artists the luscious pigments he uses in his watercolours.
Forty Years
Four decades of handmaking the finest oil and watercolour colours in South Wales, using traditional methods and the highest-grade pigments.
Our Story →The Anniversary Collection
Forty new pigments grouped into four place-inspired collections, marking four decades of Michael Harding paint.
Discover the Collections →The Watercolour Range
Professional watercolours built on a single-pigment philosophy - including Genuine Lapis Lazuli and a granulating set.
Explore Watercolours →The Colour Library
Browse the complete range of oil colours, mediums, primers and watercolours with full technical data.
Explore the Full Collection →Tools for the working artist
Find Your Palette
Answer four questions and we’ll recommend a palette — and tell you why each colour earned its place.
Open tool →Palette Studio
Master palettes, build your own, and ambassador palettes.
Open tool →Mixing Studio
Simulate mixing pigments and preview the result.
Open tool →Pigment Guide
An A-Z encyclopaedia of every pigment we use.
Open tool →Pigment Thesaurus
Look up any pigment code and its equivalents across the range.
Open tool →Pigment Finder
Find colours by Colour Index code or pigment name.
Open tool →Mediums Guide
Match the right medium or varnish to your technique.
Open tool →Studio Quiz
Answer a few questions to find your ideal colours and mediums.
Open tool →Recipe Challenge
Community colour recipes for skin, skies, foliage and more.
Open tool →Compare Products
Lay two products side by side with full specs.
Open tool →Colour Chart
Every colour on one interactive chart - light to dark or hue wheel.
Open tool →3D Colour Tool
Spin the whole range through a three-dimensional colour space.
Open tool →Cadmium Red Light
High-summer heat - a brilliant, opaque, permanent red.
About Michael Harding
An artist’s pursuit of the perfect colour.
What began forty years ago with a ten-year-old captivated by the scent of oil paint in a London gallery has become one of the world’s most respected names in artist colours. Michael still approaches paint as an artist, not a scientist — chasing the strength, texture and durability the Old Masters achieved.
“Each colour in my range became a symbol of my quest, evoking those formative early days.”Read the full story →
The Watercolour Range
Pure pigment, paper and light.
Our professional watercolours are made with the same single-pigment philosophy as our oils — including Genuine Lapis Lazuli and a granulating set prized for its textured, living washes. Discover the full range and the story behind it.
Handmade in South Wales
Crafted without compromise.
Every colour is milled by hand in our South Wales workshop using the finest pigments and traditional oils. No fillers, no extenders - just pure pigment and binder, made the way Michael Harding has done for forty years.
Discover our process →The Community
Trusted by artists worldwide.
Jeremy Lipking
Marlaine Michie
Haidee-Jo Summers
Kesja Tabaczuk
What artists say about the paint.
The colours are superb.
It’s like painting with light!
Its translucence makes it a joy to use when you want subtle, luminous colour.
They are buttery, rich, and packed with pigment.
The blues are sensational.
Giving the colours a glow not attainable with pure paint.
Instead of fighting against me, your paints empathise with me as an artist. It was like a revelation. A dream to use.
Colour, Landscape & Inspiration
Michael Harding on the Brecon Beacons Selection
Explore the inspiration behind the final ten colours in our anniversary collection - a journey through the landscape and light of the Brecon Beacons, from the Michael Harding Paints YouTube channel.
Watch & Learn
Product Demonstrations
How Granulating Watercolours Work - Granulation Set Demo
Michael Harding Introduces His New Brick Lane Oil Colours
A Glimpse of the Journey
Forty new colours inspired by places that shaped the journey.
From Whitechapel to Brick Lane, Tunbridge Wells to the Brecon Beacons - each collection is rooted in a location significant to Michael Harding's four decades of paint-making. Explore the full spectrum of new pigments, each with complete technical data and pigment chemistry.
View all new colours →
Available Worldwide
Find your nearest Michael Harding stockist.
Our paints are available through a carefully selected network of art shops and stockists around the world - from independent art supply stores to major retailers across 24 countries.
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