by Carrie Judah | Jan 1, 2016 | Artist Colors, Greens |
Green Gold: For a modern pigment, Green Gold has a fairly muted, olive green masstone. Its most interesting quality is its warm, glowing transparency. Excellent for glazing. High tinting strength. Pigment: Azomethine Yellow 56 (PY 129) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 1, 2016 | Artist Colors, Blues |
Ultramarine Blue: A great glazing color, warm Ultramarine Blue is one of the few mineral colors that is completely transparent. Lightfast with moderate tinting strength. Consider using Alizarin Permanent instead of Alizarin Crimson to mix violets. Pigment: Complex...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 1, 2016 | Artist Colors, Violets |
Manganese Violet: A good drying color that makes a natural-looking tint, this warm, reddish, semi-transparent violet is made from the compound manganese phosphate, first discovered in 1868. Pigment: Manganese ammonium phosphate (PV 16) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 1, 2016 | Artist Colors, Reds |
Quinacridone Red: Cool lightfast modern red with high key tint. Useful in place of Alizarin Crimson where more intense masstone and mixtures are desired. Pigment: Quinacridone red b (PV19) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 3, TRANSPARENT...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 1, 2016 | Artist Colors, Oranges |
Transparent Orange: This is Wolf Kahn’s signature color. Noted for its transparency and warm yellow undertone, it can be used as a completely transparent glazing color. Painters can create subtle color shifts by applying various thicknesses of transparent...
by Carrie Judah | Jan 1, 2016 | Yellows, Artist Colors |
India Yellow: This color has been prized for hundreds of years. But only now has the color been made with a completely lightfast pigment. Pigment: Diarylide yellow HR70 (PY83) Vehicle: Alkali refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 3, TRANSPARENT Color...