Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith
Daniel Smith is one of the world's most respected manufacturers of professional watercolour paints, renowned for its exceptional pigment quality, unrivalled colour range and commitment to innovation.
Made in the USA, Daniel Smith's Extra Fine Watercolours, Watercolour Sticks and mediums are trusted by professional artists worldwide for their brilliance, lightfastness and outstanding performance.
At Senior Art Supplies, explore our extensive range of Daniel Smith watercolours, watercolour sticks and accessories, carefully selected to meet the needs of beginners through to professional artists.
Whether you're building your palette, experimenting with unique pigments or creating your next masterpiece, Daniel Smith offers premium artist-quality materials renowned for their exceptional colour, performance and lasting results.
Features:
- Professional artist-quality watercolours
- Exceptional pigment strength
- Outstanding lightfastness
- Unique and exclusive colours
- Made in the USA
- Trusted by artists worldwide
The Daniel Smith Story
Founded in Seattle, Washington in 1976, Daniel Smith has grown into one of the world's most respected manufacturers of professional artist paints. From the beginning, the brand has been driven by a passion for colour innovation, developing one of the largest and most unique ranges of professional watercolours available, including exclusive mineral-based PrimaTek colours and specialty pigments.
Today, Daniel Smith continues to inspire artists around the world with its commitment to exceptional pigment quality, innovation and craftsmanship. Every colour is carefully formulated to deliver outstanding vibrancy, lightfastness and performance, making Daniel Smith a trusted choice for professional artists, educators and passionate watercolourists alike.
FAQs
Daniel Smith watercolours are renowned for their exceptional pigment quality, extensive colour range and excellent lightfastness. Many colours are made from unique natural mineral pigments and specialty formulations that are exclusive to the brand.
Daniel Smith offers one of the largest selections of professional watercolour colours, including many exclusive pigments, PrimaTek mineral colours and luminescent shades that aren't widely available from other manufacturers.
Daniel Smith Watercolour Sticks contain the same professional Extra Fine watercolour paint as the tubes, but in a solid stick form. They can be used dry for expressive marks or activated with water for traditional watercolour techniques.
Yes. Most Daniel Smith colours have excellent lightfastness ratings, helping artwork maintain its brilliance and colour integrity for generations when properly cared for.
Daniel Smith watercolours perform best on professional-quality watercolour paper, particularly 100% cotton papers that allow their pigments, granulation and transparency to shine.
For the best results, we recommend pairing them with Baohong Watercolour Pads and Blocks, which provide an exceptional painting surface for washes, layering and lifting techniques.
Daniel Smith PrimaTek™ Watercolours are made using genuine mineral pigments, creating beautiful natural granulation and unique textures that can't be replicated with synthetic pigments.
Daniel Smith offers one of the widest selections of professional watercolours, including exclusive mineral pigments, luminescent colours and highly granulating shades that are difficult to find in other brands.