Quinacridone Fuchsia

Quinacridone Fuchsia is a brilliant, slightly violet red pigment that maintains its strength when mixed with water. Its intense, vibrant staining colour is beautifully transparent, allowing it to mix cleanly with other pigments.

Popular for its vividness and permanence, Quinacridone Fuchsia is ideal for florals, expressive works, and mixing with blues to create rich violets and purples. It also works beautifully in glazing techniques, adding depth and brilliance to layered compositions.

DETAILS:

• Pigment: PR202

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Transparent

• Staining

Carmine (Quinacridone)

A deep, rich red pigment with excellent lightfastness and transparency, Quinacridone Carmine offers a vibrant hue with a slight bluish undertone. Quinacridone Carmine is valued for its intensity and versatility, making it a staple in many artists' palettes, and ideal for florals, portraits, and mixing purples when combined with blues.

DETAILS:

• Pigment: PV19

• Very Good fade-resistance (Lightfastness II)

• Transparent

• Staining

• Granulating

Naphthol Red (Mid-Tone)

Offering artists a vibrant, synthetic alternative to traditional reds, Naphthol Red is a bright, deep red pigment with bluish undertones.

Naphthol Red is well suited for painting florals, portraits, and mixing with other colours to achieve a range of hues.

DETAILS:

• Pigment PR170

• Very Good fade-resistance (Lightfastness II)

• Opaque

• Staining

Opus Orange

Opus Orange is a vibrant, semi-opaque orange made with the red-shade version of PO73. In masstone, it offers bold coverage, but it easily dilutes into smooth, semi-transparent washes. It has a warm, friendly character in mixtures, adding body and a glowing warmth to more transparent pigments.

Excellent for painting vibrant autumn scenes, desert landscapes, glowing sunsets, citrus fruits, and fall foliage. Its clean, clear hue also makes it perfect for expressive floral work and adding warmth to portraiture—think sun-kissed cheeks and coral-toned lips. As a secondary colour that sits between red and yellow on the colour wheel, Opus Orange adds harmony and balance to any season's palette.

DETAILS:

• Pigment PO73

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Semi-opaque

• Staining

Mixing Gold

Mixing Gold is a blend of Red Iron Oxide and Diarylide Yellow, which offers a warm, earthy gold hue with high opacity and excellent lightfastness. While it was originally created in an attempt to replicate the now discontinued Quinacridone Gold, this colour has many similarities, however it mixes with other colours a little differently and is not as strong or overpowering as Quinacridone Gold.

This mixture provides a non-metallic gold alternative, useful for artists seeking a rich, golden hue without using metallic pigments. Perfect for adding warmth to landscapes, illustrating golden objects, and enhancing autumnal scenes.

DETAILS:

• Pigment: PR101 and PY83

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Transparent

• Slightly Granulating

Nickel Azo Yellow

A transparent, warm yellow pigment with excellent lightfastness, Nickel Azo Yellow resembles Yellow Ochre, and when diluted, it becomes a brilliant, glowing yellow. Its transparency and versatility make it a favourite among watercolourists for glazing and mixing.

Nickel Azo Yellow is perfect for autumn leaves, warm, sunlit scenes, and mixing with blues and reds to create a range of hues.

DETAILS:

• Pigment PY150

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Transparent

• Staining

Arylide Yellow FGL

Arylide Yellow FGL is a bright, semi-transparent, cool yellow pigment with high tinting strength. It offers a vibrant lemon hue and is known for its excellent lightfastness and is a safer alternative to cadmium yellows.

This beautiful, clear yellow is ideal for mixing bright greens when combined with blues, and for capturing the luminosity of sunlight in landscapes.

DETAILS:

• Pigment: PY3

• Very Good fade-resistance (Lightfastness II)

• Semi-transparent

• Staining

Aureolin (Mixture)

Traditionally made from cobalt yellow (PY40), Aureolin is a transparent, cool yellow with low tinting strength. This “mixed” version of Aureolin is a combination of pigments PY40 and PY3 created with good lightfastness in mind. Aureolin was favoured by artists like J.M.W. Turner for its subtle glazing properties.

In addition to glazing, Aureolin is wonderful for depicting delicate light effects, and rendering atmospheric conditions in landscapes.

DETAILS:

• Pigment: PY40 and PY3

• Very Good fade-resistance (Lightfastness II)

• Transparent

• Staining

Hooker's Green Light

A bright, pale green hue with a balanced mix of blue and yellow undertones, Hooker's Green Light was named after its creator, 19th-century English botanist William J. Hooker, who formulated the original mixture for use in botanical illustrations.

An ideal colour for painting foliage, landscapes, and botanical subjects.

DETAILS:

• Pigment PG7 and PY42

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Semi-transparent

• Granulating

Atmos Blue

Atmos Blue is a blend of Phthalo Blue and Titanium White, resulting in a soft, cool, semi-opaque blue. It offers a gentle, atmospheric hue with moderate tinting strength.

The addition of Titanium White softens the intensity of the Phthalo Blue, making it ideal for subtle sky washes and misty scenes. Perfect for depicting overcast skies, distant mountains, and tranquil seascapes.

DETAILS:

• Pigments: PB15:4 and PW6

• Very Good fade-resistance (Lightfastness II)

• Semi-opaque

• Staining

Aquamarine

Aquamarine combines Phthalo Blue and Phthalo Green, producing a vibrant, transparent turquoise with excellent lightfastness.

This glorious colour captures the essence of tropical waters and is known for its luminous quality. Ideal for painting ocean scenes, glass objects, and adding a pop of colour to florals.

DETAILS:

• Pigments: PB15:4 and PG7

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Transparent

• Staining

Titanium Buff

Titanium Buff (also known as Buff Titanium), is a semi-opaque, warm off-white pigment with excellent lightfastness. Its soft, ecru tone and subtle granulation make it a naturalistic alternative to pure white in artworks.

Ideal for urban sketching, portraiture, depicting natural elements like sand, stone, and aged paper, and for slightly neutralizing and warming high key colours.

DETAILS:

• Pigment PW6

• Excellent fade-resistance (Lightfastness I)

• Opaque

• Staining

• Granulating