Bismuth Yellow is a bright opaque lemon yellow with excellent covering properties. Originally patented in 1924 by the pharmaceutical industry, it has been used by artists since the 1980s.
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.
Viridian is a transparent emerald green colour. Named after the Latin for green 'viridis', it was first made in Paris by colourist Binet in 1838 as a replacement for the deadly Emerald Green.
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.
Permanent Carmine is a mid-crimson pigment. Highly transparent and permanent, it is a lower cost replacement to genuine Carmine. In Antiquity, Carmine was made from thousands of crushed kermes...
Cerulean Blue was developed in 1805 and entered the English market in the 1860s. Its name derives from the Latin Caeruleum meaning sky-blue pigment. It is a bright blue pigment with green undertones.
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.
