Re: Pigment types (and order)

Macy Garcia (filmpro@cris.com)
Fri, 26 Jul 96 10:22:00 -0000

Judy wrote:

>No longer. To get the pigment name from either of those companies ( W&N and
Rowney )
>requires great perserverence and/or inside track. Some paints do have
the pigment
>in the name, but most don't & there's a tendency to change formulations &
>do things like "terra verte shade," which is a mix of whatever.

I've pickedup a Winsor & Newton watercolor brochure, which indeed
specified the chemical used in the paints. It also explains which, and
why some colors fade.

Macy Garcia