Sea Opal 💎🌊

Like sunlight dancing through tropical waters, Sea Opal is a mesmerizing granulating watercolor that reveals a world of color with every wash. At first glance, it appears as a luminous sea-toned blue-green, but as water flows across the paper, the pigments begin to separate into rich turquoise, soft ocean green, and delicate hints of yellow opal, creating breathtaking natural texture and depth.

Every brushstroke is a surprise, making Sea Opal perfect for expressive watercolor techniques. From crashing waves and tranquil lagoons to weathered stones, floral shadows, and dreamy abstract backgrounds, its remarkable color separation brings movement and life to your paintings.

Handcrafted in Canada using Jax Watercolor’s signature honey-based formula and loaded with pure pigment, Sea Opal rewets beautifully, flows effortlessly, and creates stunning granulating effects that no two washes will ever duplicate.

Ideal for painting:

• Ocean waves and tropical seas
• Coastal landscapes and shorelines
• Dramatic skies and atmospheric backgrounds
• Botanicals with unexpected color variation
• Abstract textures and expressive washes

Sea Opal captures the magic of the sea—where turquoise depths, emerald tides, and soft yellow opal reflections shimmer together like a precious gemstone beneath the waves.

Characteristics

• Pigments: TBA
• Transparency: High
• Granulation: Highly Granulating 
• Staining: Medium
• Lightfastness: Excellent