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.
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.
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.
