Watercolour Tube Rembrandt Chameleon Violet/Blue/Green 862 by Rembrandt

Rembrandt Watercolour Tube Chameleon Violet/Blue/Green 862 by Rembrandt is a single professional watercolour paint that shifts visually between violet, blue and green tones depending on viewing angle and dilution. Supplied in a squeezable tube for precise dispensing, this pigment is formulated for transparent watercolour techniques and offers smooth flow, good rewetting and consistent colour release for washes, glazes and fine details.

Advantages

This watercolour provides variable colour effects within a single tube, reducing the need to mix multiple pigments to achieve shifting hues. The paint has reliable transparency suitable for glazing layers, mixes consistently with other watercolours, and allows controlled application from broad washes to delicate line work. Packaged in a tube, it supports clean, measured use and helps maintain paint freshness between sessions.

Suitable for

• Landscape painting with tonal shifts and atmospheric effects
• Botanical illustration emphasizing colour variation in petals and leaves
• Illustrative work and detail painting requiring nuanced colour transitions
• Glazing techniques and layered washes to build depth and luminosity

Key specifications

• Product type: professional watercolour paint in tube
• Colour behaviour: chameleon shift between violet, blue and green
• Transparency: designed for transparent glazing and washes
• Form: squeezable tube for controlled dispensing
• Working properties: smooth flow, good rewetting and consistent pigment release

How to use

Squeeze a small amount of paint onto a palette and dilute with water to achieve the required intensity. For washes, mix a larger water-to-paint ratio and apply in even strokes; for glazing, apply thin transparent layers, allowing each layer to dry before adding the next. Use a fine brush for details and lines; rewet dried paint on the palette or on the paper edge to lift or blend. Clean brushes with water after use and store the tube tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Usage recommendations

Test the chameleon effect on scrap paper before applying to the final work to determine how dilution and layering alter the visible shift from violet to blue to green. Combine with transparent warm or cool watercolours to enhance or temper the colour shift as desired.