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Gamblin 1980 Oils - Cadmium Red Light, 150 ml tube

1980 Oil Colors

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Product details
Size
150 ml
Blick SKU
01587-3094
About this product range
  • Superior student-grade oil colors
  • True colors and real value
  • Rich texture without artificial stiffening agents
  • Responsive handling
  • Excellent mixing properties, no overly uniform finishes

Gamblin 1980 Oil Colors are crafted with the same commitment to quality as Gamblin’s professional Artist’s Oils—using pure pigments, refined linseed oil, and time-honored processes like milling and hand-labeling. The difference? A more accessible price, achieved without compromising on performance.

Unlike manufacturers that cut costs by adding waxes, gels, or cheap fillers, Gamblin formulates 1980 colors using only three essential ingredients: pure pigment, refined linseed oil, and marble dust (calcium carbonate)—a trusted formula since the origins of oil painting.

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.

Cadmium Red

Pigment code
PR108
Type
inorganic, cadmium
Chemical name
cadmium sulfide and cadmium selenide
Chemical formula
CdS x CdSe
Properties
Cadmium Red is a bright, warm red that ranges in shade from orange-red to maroon and is available in light, medium, and dark versions. It is strong and opaque, with good tinting strength. Cadmium Red dries slowly. It grays down when mixed with white, mixes well with blues to create a range of browns, and mixes well with Cadmium Yellow to create a strong orange. It also works well in neutral mixes. Cadmium pigments have been partially replaced by azo pigments, which are similar in lightfastness to the cadmium colors, cheaper, and non-toxic. Hues vary by brand. Cadmium Red is usually available in either a pure grade or a cadmium-barium mix. The cadmium-barium mix has the same permanence as pure Cadmium Red, but it has a lower tinting strength.
Permanence
Cadmium Red is lightfast and permanent in most forms, but like many cadmium pigments, it will fade in fresco or mural painting. Its improved lightfastness has helped it to replace Vermilion on the artist’s palette.
Toxicity
Cadmium Red is a known human carcinogen. It is extremely toxic if inhaled and slightly toxic if ingested.
History
Cadmiums get their names from the Latin word cadmia meaning zinc ore calamine, and the Greek word kadmeia, meaning Cadmean earth, first found near Thebes, the city founded by the Phoenician prince Cadmus. Metallic cadmium was discovered in 1817 by Friedrich Strohmeyer, but Cadmium Red was not introduced until 1907 in Germany.
Description
Cadmium Scarlet, Selenium Red.

Naphthol Red

Pigment code
PR9
Type
monoazo
Chemical formula
C24H17Cl2N3O3
Properties
This Naphthol Red is a bright deep red with bluish undertones. It has an average drying time.
Permanence
This Naphthol Red has fair to good lightfastness, not because of its masstone, but because it fades in tints. Not suitable for exterior use.
Toxicity
Naphthol Reds are not considered toxic. They may cause eye, skin, or respiratory irritation. Contact with dry pigment should be avoided.
History
Unknown.
Description
Naphthal, Naphthol Bordeaux, Naphthol Carbamide, Naphthol Carmine, Permanent Carmine, Permanent Red.

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