A valuable yellow-orange with particularly high tinting strength and good transparency. Also known as Indian Yellow in many artists? circles, this color is completely lightfast and does not carry the negative connotations often associated with its inferiorly manufactured counterparts on the market. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
Much deeper than the other Cadmium Reds - handles well like all cadmiums with a robust masstone and muted tint. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
Not the actual fugitive madder pigment, this is a synthetic red having brilliant fluorescent qualities- but should still be used with caution and only at full shade. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
Genuine Cobalt Violet, brushed straight from the tube, has little body and slight tinting strength ? yet its delicate transparency performs beautifully in many desired applications. It is also one of the few completely lightfast violets on the market. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
A deep, very transparent blue, its vibrant green-blue hue must be handled with care or it will quickly dominate other colors. An essential seascape color, its transparency will give clear, vibrant blue greens when combined with either viridian or phthalo green.
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Although production of genuine Manganese has ceased as stores of this natural pigment have been exhausted worldwide- CAO would like to offer an excellent replacement for this cold, brilliant blue ? its synthetic version is actually cleaner and has better lightfast properties. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
Derived from the Latin description of the pigment ?Caeruleum? meaning ?sky blue? this definite green-blue is valued as an atmospheric color in mixing bright, opaque greens ? especially useful in tropical scenes. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
Naturally occurring colored earths provide superb, lightfast browns while the incorporation of synthetic iron oxides like the Mars colors can sufficiently extend the range while keeping with the integrity and affordability of the earth tones. *Click on color swatch for detailed pigment information
A suitable replacement for the highly unstable original pigment, Van Dyke Brown is especially valuable in enhancing the color of shadow on flesh. *Click color swatch for detailed pigment information