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Bringing you the best
After nearly two decades of bringing the highest quality inks to the print-artist community, Daniel Smith rose to a new challenge. He set out to create a line of professional watercolors with one goal in mind: to bring you the very best. In 1993, his dream came to fruition with the introduction of a hugely innovative American-made collection of paints that just happened to change the world of watercolors forever.
Joining the market
After extensive formulation and artist testing, we introduced the first 27 Daniel Smith Extra FineTM to the market with exciting results. The sheer amount of pigment packed into each tube was exceptional, as was our policy of providing complete product information on each label. Loyal customers to our Seattle stores and catalog set about buying and trying the new paints and colors, they told their friends, and it was soon evident we had a smash hit!
New colors with every new catalog
With each new catalog published, we introduced more of our chemist’s inventive creations. Early on, we were the first to offer Quinacridone pigments in artists’ paints. These fantastic, powerful colors, first created for the auto industry, gave artists new and vibrant choices perfect for glazing. A buying frenzy ensued, and since then, these colors have been copied by other paint manufacturers. (And after all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In fact, in the years since Daniel Smith Extra FineTM Watercolors were introduced, most competitors have significantly improved their lines, giving watercolorists their best materials ever.)
An international cast of pigments
Daniel Smith currently offers over 200 different colors, with more in the works every day. The sheer range of possibility they offer is endless and unparalleled in the industry. Our amazing selection spans the spectrum from the historical, to our natural earth and PrimaTekTM Colors, to the brightest, boldest colors modern technology has to offer. While they are American paints, our pigments come from the world over: the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.
Your satisfaction is our commitment
The Daniel Smith paint-making lab is neither big nor impersonal. Next to our Seattle retail store is a world of machinery and color, where the air smells of linseed oil, and everyone’s clothes are splattered with paint. Our manufacturing lab is the soul of our company, a place where ideas are shared, artist’s voices are heard, and new Daniel Smith colors are brought to life by our talented and dedicated production team. Artisans making paint for artist, they have your complete satisfaction in mind. They oversee all, then tube and label each batch of paint by hand.
Our sincerest thanks and gratitude goes out to all who are loyal fans of our Extra FineTM Watercolors. We invite those of you who haven’t used them to try them. We believe you’ll fall in love too.
You’ll love ’em. Guaranteed.
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