THE WATERCOLOR PAINT BOX COMPANY  

Craig Young

23, Friars Garden, Ludlow, Shropshire, England  SY8 1RX

 Phone 44+(0)1584 879848

Email: young2005@btinternet.com

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I have been making watercolor paintboxes for over 15 years, many being sold to professional artists. All the boxes are hand-made entirely from brass including the hinge pins and each box is uniquely numbered. Internal modifications to suit personal requirements are possible.  The boxes are enamelled matt white on all mixing surfaces and gloss white on other internal surfaces. The external gloss finish is available in a choice of traditional black, dark racing green, dark blue, French Blue (cobalt blue) and maroon.

Note: The  Pocket Box is externally finished in lacquered brass.

There are now 6 basic models.

THE FLETCHER-WATSON PAINTBOX

Ideally suited  to those artists who sit to paint.

The box has three dished wells in the lid  and includes a removable tray  with a further three mixing areas in the box together with a large flat flap.

The box includes 20 divisions for either tube colour or solid pans.

Measures 8.5” by 5.5” by 1” deep and weighs approx 16ozs

Measures 9.5” by 4” by 1” deep and weighs approx 14ozs.

THE PALETTE BOX

This box is used by Charles Reid from USA and also Trevor Chamberlain and David Curtis. The latter two artists use the version without the flap previously called the Binning Munro Box. The box has three dished wells in the lid and a further three mixing areas in a removable tray. There are 12 divisions for tube colour or solid pans and a further four divisions for tube colour adjacent t o the thumb hole. This box is suitable for hand holding.

THE PAINTBOX

The box resembles the old Roberson box as used by many professionals including John Yardley, who prefers a compact box with deep mixing wells. The box has two deep mixing wells in the lid and a further two deep wells in the flap There are two additional flat flaps for stiff mixes. The box can be supplied with or without a thumb hole holding 12 or 16 colours respectively. Note the 16 pan version is the most popular because the box is easily held across the corner.

Measures 5.5” by 3.75” by 1” &  weighs 12ozs

THE LARGE PAINTBOX

This is a larger version of the PAINTBOX and measures 8” by 4” by 1” and weighs 16ozs.

This box has 6 deep wells, three in the lid and three in the flap and a further two flat flaps.

THE POCKET BOX

The Pocket Box will take both half pans or tube colours.  It is made entirely from brass and finished externally as polished brass and lacquered.

The box includes a water bucket which slides over the box when closed. The box takes 16 colours and includes personalized initials on its lid.

  

Measures 3.25” by 2.75” by 1” deep

WATER BUCKET

Resembles the old galvanised bucket in shape. Made from brass it measures 3.5” diameter at top and 2.5” at bottom and 4.5” deep,  with a brass handle.

BRUSH BOX

Measures 12” long by 2.5” wide elliptical brass tube with the top 3” forming the lid.

 

  

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