Watercolour paint has been around as a medium for a long time. Modern watercolour is often made from more stable lightfast pigment , but the actual binder used is gum arabic. 
Recently Golden Paints in the USA launched QoR (Quality of Result) wc paints which have a water soluble polymer binder , which allows much more pigment to be used in the mixture, meaning in turn that the paint is brighter in colour and should be more permanent.
I've been playing around with these and am impressed so far. The colours don't lighten as much as the dry (watercolour often dries several shades lighter).
The texture of the paint is slightly different from the brands which I usually paint with , but I'm getting the hang of this.
So if you're looking for a new freshness for your watercolour paintings maybe you should give these a go ....

Do you like pigs? I was talking with a friend last night who admitted that she loves them. She has lived with quite a few and has lots of funny stories about their antics and smartness.
Recently I went along to another friend's farm to get some photos of his pigs and piglets. He suggested that I bring a bag of treats to encourage them to stay still while I photographed them...yeah right. As soon as Mr Pig spotted the bag he was after me! I hurled the bag at his owner and got out of the way. Fast. 
But the half grown piglets were hilarious , they zoom about busily, squealing to each other whenever they  find something interesting. They are smelly, yes definitely, but very cute. And some people think that they are beautiful....