Winsor & Newton has been making Designers Gouache since 1935 - a tantalizing range of opaque water colors. Popular among designers, illustrators and commercial artists, so it's perfect for creating bold, vibrant artworks. All tones are intermixable and you can pair them with Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor for a flat, matte color effect. Create large flat, matte washes or fine detail. New Cadmium Free Colors: Formulated by chemists and approved by artists, these new cadmium free colors deliver the cadmium color strength, vibrancy, transparency, and lightfastness you expect but without the cadmium. Unparalleled vibrancy, vivid to transparent washes and lightfast color.