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Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Half Pan - Permanent Alizarin Crimson

Watercolor Half Pan

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Product details
Blick SKU
01683-3390
About this product range
  • Professional quality
  • Widest color range available on the market
  • Same renowned formula as Daniel Smith tube colors
  • Compact and portable for plein air or travel
  • Hand-poured in the USA

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans and Sets are a tribute to paint craft and color innovation. Made with the same expertly milled, concentrated pigments and pure gum arabic formula as the brand’s professional watercolor tubes, each pan is meticulously hand-poured over several months in Seattle. The result is even pigment dispersion and powerful, responsive color that activates instantly with a wet brush.

With a dazzling range of over 200 colors—including many truly unique pigments found only from Daniel Smith—artists can curate the perfect palette for any style or subject. Every batch is rigorously tested and analyzed to meet and exceed the highest industry standards, so you can trust that your work will stand the test of time.

Pigment information

General reference notes about pigments can describe other media (such as oil). They do not verify this product’s exact formulation or behavior.

Anthraquinone Red

Pigment code
PR177
Type
anthraquinone
Chemical formula
C14H8O2
Properties
Anthraquinone Red is a magenta colored pigment that is transparent and moderately intense. It tends to fade in tints and is suitable for all media.
Permanence
Anthraquinone Red has good lightfastness and permanence in its masstone, while its tint lightfastness is moderate. Overall lightfastness and permanence varies by brand.
Toxicity
Anthraquinone Red has no significant acute toxicity.
History
Anthraquinone pigments originated as textile vat dyes before being used as pigments. They became more popular with artists once it was discovered that careful preparation and grinding helped them to retain brilliance of color.
Description
Anthraquinoid Red.

Perylene Red

Pigment code
PR149
Type
organic, anthraquinone
Chemical formula
C40H26N2O6
Properties
Perylene Red is a moderately intense, semi-opaque, medium red pigment, appearing somewhere between a Cadmium Red and a Cadmium Deep Red hue. It has excellent brightness and tinting strength. Its partial transparency makes it useful as a glazing color.
Permanence
Perylene Red has good lightfastness and permanence. Its tints may darken after extended exposure to sunlight. It is not considered suitable for exterior use.
Toxicity
Perylene Red has no significant acute toxicity. Its long term hazards are currently unknown.
History
Perylenes have been used as vat dyes since 1912, but they were not manufactured and sold as pigments until 1957. For artists, they are a replacement for historic colors that were made with berries, and are significantly more lightfast.
Description
Perylene Scarlet

Quinacridone Violet

Pigment code
PV19
Type
organic synthetic, quinacridone
Chemical formula
C20H12N2O2
Properties
Quinacridone Red is a high performance, transparent pigment with an average drying time and uneven dispersal. It is another name for Quinacridone Violet (PV19) and Quinacridone Red (PR192). Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general. For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.
Permanence
Quinacridone Violet has excellent lightfastness and is considered the most lightfast organic pigment in this shade range.
Description
Quinacridone Red (PR192), Quinacridone Red (PR19), Gamma Quinacridone (PV19)

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