The roots of Sennelier Watercolours are to be found in the Impressionist school. At that time, painters drew their inspiration from nature and set out to reproduce natural light.
Sennelier worked with many different artists to produce L'Aquarelle Sennelier. They consulted watercolourists from all over the world. A panel of professional painters carried out blind tests on a number of formulations. They clearly revealed what they were looking for: a watercolour which is luminous, brilliant and intense.
Honey is used in Sennelier L'Aquarelle not only as a preservative but as an additive giving brilliance and smoothness to the paint. Always striving for excellence, Sennelier has reworked its watercolour formula by increasing the amount of honey in the paint to reinforce the longevity of the colours, their radiance and luminosity.
L'Aquarelle Sennelier has been produced in the same way for more than a century using the best pigments and top quality Kordofan gum arabic as a bonding agent. This mix of natural ingredients produces colours which have a smooth, bright texture and offer lively, colourful shades. The gum arabic and honey combination offers incomparable quality of application, producing superb washes.
