Re: afterthoughts Re: pigments and more

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From: pete (temperaprint@blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 10/08/01-09:42:30 PM Z


on 7/10/01 10:00 pm, lva at lva@pamho.net wrote:

Hi Brahma,

I have also found Binney and Smiths Liquitex Acra Violet [PR 122] to be a
very good Magenta.

Pete

>>>> I forgot to ask if the 2000 Wilcox covers the Daniel Smith paints.
>>>
>>> Hi Judy. Yes, it does.
>>
>> So why do you keep us in suspense? What does it say about, for
>> instance, Quinacridone red? Any generalisations?
>
>
> Quote:
>
> For many years the standard violet-red has been Alizarin Crimson. As I
> have mentioned elsewhere, it is a disastrous substance which is unfir
> for serious artistic use.
>
> To my mind the ideal replacement is Quniacridone violet with
> Quinacridone red being a close follow up.
>
> In previous editions I have called on manufacturers to use the actual
> name of the colorant instead of disguising it behind a fancy or trade
> name.
>
> Once artists become familiar with the correct name of a quality pigment
> they will start to look for it.
>
> It is encouraging to see that this is starting to happen with this
> particular colorant.
>
> What we have to watch out for however, is that in time, fugitive
> pigments such as the dreaded Alizarin Crimson are not sneaked in under
> this name.
>
> If you think that I am too suspicious and this is not liable to happen,
> you have only just opened the book at this page.
>
> It will be a long time before the fugitive reds are driven out due to
> commercial pressures from the artist, but it is starting to happen.
>
>
>
> Daniel Smith Quinacridone Red 091 (PV19)
>
> A very reliable violet red pigment which makes up into a superb
> transparent paint. Handled extremely well. Recommended.
>
>
> Winsor & Newton Quinacridone Red 548 (PR209)
>
> One of the recently introduced colors. The pigment employed is lightfast
> and gave a watercolor which was most pleasant to handle.
>
>
> Daniel Smith Quinacridone Coral 088 (PR209)
>
> A good balance of binder and pigment, our sample handled beautifully. An
> excellent violet red. Transparent and dependable.
>
>
>
> What you say, Judy?
>
>
> Brahma


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