What could possibly make the world’s biggest global watercolor event even cooler?! Teaming up with the art brands you love most in order to offer you even more amazing things during the month! From exclusive content, tips, and wonderful information to help you make the most of World Watercolor Month to special savings, fabulous giveaways, and much, much more!

A huge thanks to these amazing companies for making this charitable event possible! Please support them by clicking the links below!

2025 Official Sponsors

At Ampersand Art Supply, surface matters. Our mission is to make exceptional surfaces that artists trust. Made with conservator-quality materials and sealing processes, no other panel on the market protects an artist’s work like Ampersand.

Daler-Rowney's reputation as a manufacturer of the finest art materials dates back 240+ years. Daler-Rowney aims to allow everyone to be creative. Inspiring creativity since 1783, they strive to be accessible, inclusive and innovative, offering an outstanding artistic experience to all. "Artists are at the core of everything we do. We develop, produce and deliver products, which are not only fit for purpose but exceed the expectations of our artist's community."

Daniel Smith Inc. manufactures professional artist quality watercolor paints, oil paints and mediums. Owner John Cogley maintains an unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, so that artists worldwide can always rely on the stellar performance of DANIEL SMITH products, which are proudly made in the USA since 1976.

Founded in 1975, Da Vinci Paint Company is dedicated to making perfect batches of paint every day so you can have full freedom of artistic expression without compromise. Their professional watercolors are handcrafted in California with premium pigments dispersed in the finest quality natural gum for maximum vibrancy and amazing rewetting abilities.

Internationally known for superb quality, innovation and creativity, the Faber-Castell family of products remain unique throughout the world. From childhood throughout life, Faber-Castell offers a “Creativity for Life” portfolio of quality branded products with true points of difference.
Hahnemühle makes unique papers for unique works of art. Since 1584 they have been producing paper of unparalleled quality for artistic and graphic use. Nor will this change: the attachment to tradition and drawing on the paper-making art, which has made Hahnemühle one of the leading European paper producers.

Holbein has enjoyed an incomparable, world-wide reputation due to the exceptional quality of their Artist Watercolor. Originally introduced in the early 1920’s and now available in 108 highly concentrated colors, Holbein Artist Watercolor is a European style transparent watercolor which preserves the brush handling qualities inherent in Japanese watercolor techniques.

Making paper is an art. Legion represents centuries of tradition and mastery in fine art papers. Since their inception in 1994, they have traveled the globe searching for the finest papers from the finest manufacturers. To date, they offer more than three thousand existing papers from sixteen countries but the quest continues. They constantly aim to be ahead of the curve. "We listen to your needs and seek out new ways for you to enhance your work. We add value to creative work. We put vision into paper. We are paper."

The unique formulation of QoR Watercolors accentuates the luminosity and brilliance of pigments even after drying. QoR provides the subtlety, transparency and flow of a great watercolor, with colors that have as much vibrancy and fire as the best acrylic or oil paint. Choose from 83 high-intensity colors, including three Iridescent colors. The addition of QoR Mediums and Grounds can increase gloss, improve flow or wetting and provide different textured surfaces, to expand the creative opportunities in watercolor painting.

St Cuthberts Mill are experts in manufacturing high quality artists papers. Their master papermakers carefully make beautiful mould made papers, using one of the few remaining cylinder mould machines left in the world. They have been making paper on the same site since the 1700’s. Surrounded by green fields and quiet country lanes of the English countryside, in the beautiful county of Somerset. 

Winsor & Newton is dedicated to the craft of the fine artist and to providing them with new ways to explore their creativity. They embrace new ideas, seek out the latest technologies and materials and devote their time to creating the world’s finest art materials, which are used by some of the world’s finest artists.

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