Transparent Holbein watercolors

23 colors in Holbein Artists' Watercolor are rated transparent, the clearest of Holbein's four transparency grades.

Transparent and opaque

Transparent colors let the paper and earlier layers show through, so they suit glazing: building color in thin layers, each one painted after the last has dried. Opaque colors cover what is beneath them, which is useful for light details over dark areas.

The other grades: semi-transparent (30), semi-opaque (26) and opaque (29).

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Red 6

Yellow 4

Green 5

Blue 3

Violet 2

Brown 3

More lists

Single pigment · Granulating · Most lightfast ★★★★ · Lower lightfastness · Non-staining · Cadmium and cobalt

Ratings and pigments are from Holbein's catalog. Prices are Japan list prices excluding tax; USD figures are rough conversions. On-screen colors are approximate.