Description
The Winton Oil series is a high-quality arylamide yellow paint with a 11710 color index. It is moderately priced and has good pigment load, making it a good choice for artists. It has a more uniform consistency than Artists' Oil Colour and is slightly stiffer, offering excellent brush and palette knife strokes.
Series number: 1
Chemical Description: Arylamide yellow
Colour index name: PY3
Colour index number: 11710
Permanence rating: A
ASTM Lightfastness Rating: II
Transparency/
Opacity: O
A high level of pigmentation provides good covering power and tinting strength. While it can't match the superior pigment load of Artists' Oil Colour, the Winton range is much stronger than many other artists' quality ranges.The economical cost has been achieved through the use of moderately priced pigments rather than lessening the pigment content to an unacceptable level. Winsor & Newton formulation, manufacture and quality control ensure a product of absolute excellence. The Winton range has a more uniform consistency than Artists' Oil Colour and is slightly stiffer. It offers excellent retention of brush and palette knife strokes.