Great American Handmade Pastel - Goldenrod 4, 580.4
Pastel
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Product details
- Blick SKU
- 21925-4704
About this product range
Great American Art Works’ owner is a chemist, and his initial research into pastel production focused on the materials and methods of established companies. He soon discovered that old techniques produced old pastels! By employing new materials, techniques, and equipment, he eventually discovered the right combination of ingredients and methods.
Today, Great American Art Works handmade soft pastels are recognized the world over for their excellence. Richly pigmented, these pastels have superb brilliance of tone. The Full Stick pastels measure 1/2" x 2-1/4" (1.7 cm x 5.7 cm), and the Half-Stick pastels measure 1/2" x 1-1/8" (1.7 cm x 2.8 cm). Shapes of pastels may vary.
Sets are designed by accomplished pastel artists, each set is arranged in a reusable cardboard box adorned by artwork inspired by the selection within.
__Try Me sets include a random assortment of pastels selected by Great American Art Works. No two sets will be alike. Color substitutions in other sets may occur at the discretion of Great American Artworks.__
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.
Calcium Carbonate
- Pigment code
- PW18
- Type
- inorganic
- Chemical name
- calcium carbonate
- Chemical formula
- CaCO3
- Properties
- Calcium carbonate, the mineral constituent of chalk, is a low tinting strength, inexpensive white pigment that is often used is a buffer and filler. Because of its low tinting strength, it is overwhelmed by other colors. It is used in gesso and other coatings to give the surface more tooth, a desirable characteristic for some painting techniques.
- Permanence
- Calcium carbonate is lightfast. Like all carbonates, it reacts with strong acids
- Toxicity
- Calcium carbonate is completely non-toxic, and is used in many food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products. However, excessive consumption is not recommended.
- History
- Naturally occuring chalk deposits have been mined since prehistoric times. Rocks and minerals that contain calcium carbonate include aragonite, calcite, vaterite, chalk, limestone. marble, and travertine. Calcium carbonate is the principle component of lime, used in many agricultural and industrial applications.
- Description
- Chalk
Hansa Yellow
- Pigment code
- PY65
- Type
- monoazo
- Chemical formula
- C18H18N4O6
- Properties
- This Hansa Yellow ranges from reddish yellow to greenish yellow with temperature shifts from cool to warm hues. It has good tinting strength and average to slow drying time.
- Permanence
- This Hansa Yellow has excellent lightfastness, particularly in the darker shades.
- Toxicity
- Hansa Yellow has no significant acute hazards, though its chronic hazards have not been well studied.
- History
- Hansa Yellows were first made in Germany just before WW1 from a series of synthetic dyestuffs called Pigment Yellow. They were intended to be a synthetic replacement for Cadmium Yellow.
- Description
- Arylide, Arylide Yellow, Azo, Brilliant Yellow, Monoazo, Monolite Yellow, Permanent Yellow.
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