Description
The pigment in this product is red iron oxide, ultramarine blue, and lamp black. It is a traditional Schmincke neutral grey. The color index is PR101/PB29/PBk 7. The product is made with the best raw materials and has outstanding characteristics like reusable paint when dried on a palette and the high control of paint flow even on soft water-color papers. The main ingredient of the water-color binding medium is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region. This traditional water-color binding medium differs from year to year, so Schmincke is testing Gum Arabic every time before purchase and selects only the best crop of the respective year. 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.
Pigment: Red iron oxide, Ultramarine blue,Lamp black
Lightfastness: ****
Opacity: Semi-opaqueDescription: Traditional Schmincke neutral grey. Mixture of red, blue and black. Slightly cooler than neutral tint.
Colour Index: PR101/PB29/PBk 7
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.