Winsor & Newton Art Fluid Mask | 75MlAbout us. In 1832, the chemist William Winsor and the artist Henry Newton joined the knowledge of the scientist and the creativity of the artist to offer an unprecedented choice of color, clarity and permanence to visual artists. Winsor & Newton identified what was really needed: a regular source of colors and reliable brushes. Winsor & Newton was the first to develop greatly improved watercolors, followed by other innovations such as Chinese White,