IWA-Enogu® Shinsia

For the last few centuries Japanese painting technique has made use of a new quality of pigments for watercolor painting and woodblock printing. This particular technique is called Enogu, for which pigments are made in exactly specified particle sizes – the particles are basically all the same size and shape. In comparison, normal pigments usually come in a range of particle sizes, for example 0–80 microns. Colors of a unique particle size appear more brilliant. The following pigments represent our attempt to introduce this technique to Europe and North America. We offer them in the particle size No.12, which is very fine and appropriate for all techniques, such as oil, acrylic, tempera and watercolor.