H. Schmincke & Co. GmbH & Co. KG

Produces artists’ colours for acrylic, watercolour, oil, gouache, airbrush, pastel, ink and linoleum printing techniques. Its ranges include PRIMAcryl Professional, AKADEMIE Acryl color, College Acrylic, AERO COLOR Professional, HORADAM Aquarell, AQUA DROP, MUSSINI, NORMA Professional, Indian Ink 1912 and handmade pastel sticks. The assortment also covers pigments, metal bronzes, liquid charcoal and liquid earth, calligraphy gouache, water-based linoprint inks, and curated paint sets. Colour formats include pans, tubes, pipette bottles and sticks, with selected lines formulated for student, educational and professional use.

The company supplies painting auxiliaries from preparation through finishing, including grounds, primers, masking fluids, binders, solvents, thinners, cleaning agents, varnishes, lacquers, fixatives and restoration mediums. Its acrylic, watercolour, gouache, oil, airbrush, linoprint, pastel and pigment media are intended to modify paint characteristics or support specific techniques. Product applications cited across the portfolio include painting, drawing, underpainting, airbrushing, mixed media, urban sketching, calligraphy, hand lettering and linoleum printing. Production combines craftsmanship with technology, while its sustainability approach addresses raw-material selection, safe processing, disposal and energy use. With more than 140 years of activity, the business also works with artist ambassadors and offers painting-course and retailer information.