Watercolours

Naphthol Red

Naphthol Red

CA$13.95

A versatile mixing colour, Naphthol Red is useful in a variety of watercolour applications. A brilliant, intense cherry red, Naphthol Red is slightly darker than either Pyrrole Red or Carmine and is a much brighter red than Scarlet.

Artist Notes: Mix Naphthol Red and Ultramarine Blue for interesting violets, or combine with Titanium White for cool pink tints.

Paint Maker’s Notes: Naphthol Red was first used as an artist pigment during the 1920s. The name comes from the Greek word for mineral oil, a nod to the pigment’s petroleum-based origins.

Transparency: Semi-Transparent

Staining: Staining

Granularity: Non-Granular

Pigment Number: PR 170

Pigment Type: Synthetic Organic

Pigment Composition: Naphthol carbamide

Lightfastness: II – Very Good

Toxicity: Non Toxic

Available in the following Stoneground palettes: Large Landscape Palette.

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