Description
The pigment in the Horadam Watercolor is a metal complex, Phthalocyanine green. It is highly transparent and was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. At that time, it was extremely sensitive to light. Today, there is an alternative organic pigment mixture that is used. The color index is PY153/PG7. The pigment is re-usable and the paint flow can be controlled by pouring the watercolours into a liquid state.
Pigment: Metal complex, Phthalocyanine green
Lightfastness: ***
Opacity: TransparentDescription: Highly transparent green. Very famous in the 18th and 19th century, made from berry juice. At that time extremely sensitive to light. Today alternative organic pigment mixture.
Colour Index: PY153/PG7
To achieve the outstanding characteristics, like reusable paint when dried on a palette and the high control of paint flow even on soft water-colour papers Schmincke only use the best raw materials. In its coloristic appearance the total assortment is particularly harmonious, balanced and complete.
One main ingredient of the water-colour binding medium is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region. Like most natural products this traditional water-colour binding medium differs from year to year. Therefore Schmincke is testing Gum Arabic every time before purchase and selects only the best crop of the respective year. This adds small but significant quality advantages. Other formula ingredients are selected equally carefully and of course are integrated in each formula in an individual optimised way to obtain a harmonious assortment, that can be easily picked up by the brush.
Another traditional quality criterion is the re-usability of the Horadam Aquarell water-colours while using the same formulation for tubes and pans. Both properties, the reusability and the control of the paint flow can only be achieved by pouring water-colours into pans in a liquid state, which is really unique.
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