The land of the Netherlands gave birth to talented painters such as Van Gogh and Rembrandt, and the painters were very good at painting techniques, even the development of pigments. At the beginning of the 17th century, Dutch painting entered a golden age, and in many painters' guilds, the discussion of painting techniques and the development of oil paint went hand in hand, and the old Netherlands originated from the Guild of St. Luke, which was established in 1664, and was only engaged in the production of oil paints at first.
 
At that time, mixing pigments was the main way to get more colors, and until 1750, there were only 18 kinds of pigment raw materials used in the old Netherlands, so the most expensive pigments in the old Holland were not single pigments, but pigments mixed according to the ancient method. But since then, after several iterations of the head, the old Holland has also continued to expand the variety of pigments, the introduction of light-resistant substitutes, by 1985 a total of 168 colors of oil paint and finalization, followed by 1987 watercolor, 1998 acrylic paint, are based on the 168 colors of research and development.
 
Because of the ancient method of mixing, the ratio of single pigment to pigment in the old Holland was only about 60%, and the pigment was still milled using manual grinders of the early 20th century. Therefore, the advantages of its pigments are also very "simple": fine grinding, extremely high pigment concentration, strong tinting strength, and a small amount of pigment can achieve the painting effect. But correspondingly, the price of pigments in Old Holland is far higher than that of any other brand, with 6ml costing as 12, 15 or even 20ml of other brands, and selling for £7-12. In addition to 6ml, Old Holland also has 18ml, half and full block sizes to choose from, and there are 12 sets of 6-40 colors in fixed color or liquid color, all of which are very valuable.
 
In addition to being expensive, the old Holland has no bright spots in the transparency and diffusion performance of watercolor, because the pigment has been finalized in 1985, and the development of new organic raw materials such as quinacridone is not in place, so there are some light-resistant colors in the yellow, orange and red series. The color nomenclature system is very confusing, and even experienced enthusiasts who have a certain understanding of pigment composition are often mad, and it is not recommended at all for novices who have no research on pigment composition to choose their own colors, otherwise they may have a poor color mixing experience.