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Paul Rubens 5th Generation Watercolor Set (Youlan Series) – 48-Color Studio Master Kit in Pan

Paul Rubens 5th Generation Watercolor Set (Youlan Series) – 48-Color Studio Master Kit in Pan

€68,89 EUR
€68,89 EUR
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Paul Rubens 5th Generation Watercolours (Youlan Series) – Set of 48 Professional Half Pans
Professional performance without compromising your budget!
If you are a watercolour enthusiast, a fine arts student, or a professional artist, then you know that quality pigment makes all the difference.
The prestigious Chinese brand Paul Rubens, globally recognized in the art community for its iconic Haya oil pastels and Series 215 oil paints, presents a major technological innovation in the 5th Generation Watercolours (Youlan Series).
This master kit of 48 half pans is the supreme choice for those who accept no chromatic limits, demanding absolute transparency, impeccable flow, and instant rewetting for large-scale productions and museum-quality final artworks.
A 5th Generation Palette: Chromatic Intensity and Purity
The 5th Generation formula uses high-quality extra-fine Gum Arabic as a natural binder, combined with finely ground ultra-pure pigments. The result is a selection of 48 vibrant and clean colours, rich in single pigments that ensure perfect mixtures without creating muddy undertones:
  • ✨ Ultra-Concentrated Pigmentation: A minimal amount of paint yields intense washes with great spatial coverage.
  • 💎 Absolute Crystal Transparency: Ideal for classic layering techniques ( 🎨 Controlled Flow and Dispersion: Responds perfectly to the touch of the brush with water, offering smooth transitions and homogeneous gradients.
  • ☀️ Maximum Lightfastness: Selected pigments that protect your art from fading over the years.

What's included in this Premium Kit?
  • 📦 Metal Travel Case: A light, elegant, and highly resistant case, equipped with a fixing ring on the base for comfortable outdoor painting (plein air).
  • 🎨 Integrated Mixing Palette: The case lid folds out into a functional and extremely easy-to-clean mixing area.
  • 🔲 Removable and Interchangeable Half Pans: Each colour comes in an independent mini-pan that can be rearranged or replaced according to your work preference.
Colour Spectrum by Chromatic Groups:
  • 🟡 Splendid & Clear Yellows: A complete range from cool, crystalline lemon yellows to rich, semi-opaque cadmium tones, offering full luminosity and pure highlights.
  • 🟠🔴 Radial Oranges & Deep Reds: Includes warm orange-reds and the iconic Chinese Red, providing extraordinary tinting power and perfect thermal transitions.
  • 🌸🟣 Vibrant Pinks, Magentas & Violets: Modern, transparent, high-saturation pigments (such as Quinacridones and Dioxazine Violet), indispensable for portraits, botanical art, and rich atmospheric shadows.
  • 🔵 Majestic & Ultramarine Blues: A dense block covering everything from the classic
  • 🟤 Sienna Earths & Natural Shadows: Classic mineral tones and raw iron oxides crucial for creating underlayer structures, organic backgrounds, and elegant neutral mixes.
  • ⬛⚪ Mixing Tones, Opaque & Dense Blacks: Contains opaque whites for final light touches and deep velvety blacks to establish absolute contrasts without dirtying the palette.

Paul Rubens Lightfastness Rating System for 5th Generation (Youlan) Watercolors:

★★★★★ Maximum / Permanent: Pigment highly resistant to light and aging; shows no visible changes for more than 100 years under normal display conditions.
★★★★ Excellent / High: Highly durable; resistant for 50 to 100 years in a fine art studio.
★★★ Good / Moderate: Stable pigment, common in classic mixtures, but to be handled carefully if exposed to prolonged direct sunlight

See colors, individual color numbers, pigment(s) and lightfastness in the product photos.

Who is it for?
  • Art Students and Enthusiasts: Who are looking for quality fine art materials without compromising on budget.
  • Professionals: Who demand rigorous pigmentation, excellent fluidity, and high lightfastness for commercial or gallery work.
Product Specifications:
  • Brand: Paul Rubens
  • Generation: 5th Generation (Artist-Grade / Youlan Series)
  • Kit Contents: Metal Case + 48 Professional Watercolor Pans (Half Pans)
  • Binder: Premium Natural Gum Arabic
  • Recommended use: Advanced illustration, botanical watercolour, complex landscapes, travel sketches (plein air) and wet-on-wet techniques.
Discover why Paul Rubens has become the best-kept secret of watercolour enthusiasts worldwide!
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