W&N Artists' Watercolour - Transparent Gold Deep S3
Description:
Transparent Gold Deep (formerly Quinacridone Gold) is a dark warm yellow colour which was originally formulated for the car industry. It is a transparent colour and mixes well with other pigments.
Perylene Maroon is a dark maroon pigment. Perylene is a modern synthetic organic pigment and was first available as a dye around 1912 before becoming available as an artist pigment in the late 1950s.
Oxide of Chromium is an opaque willow green pigment. Though discovered in 1809 it was only made available for artists in 1862. Today, it is commonly used for camouflage clothing.
Turner's Yellow is an opaque rich yellow colour. It is a mixed pigment colour closely resembling the toxic genuine Gamboge and King's Yellow colours Turner frequently used.
Permanent Mauve is a rich violet colour. It is semi-transparent and lightfast. Mauve, originally a lake pigment, was discovered in England in 1856 by Sir William Perkin.
