Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolour Alvaro’s Caliente Grey 15ml

Alvaro’s Caliente Greys (PB29, PV15, PW6) Gris Alvaro Caliente

Alvaro’s " Caliente Grey “is a terrific hue, powerful, and excellent for creating strong and warm paintings.  In monochrome, this wonderful Grey is perfect for achieving a powerful atmosphere with an amazing glow. This colour is also perfect for adding dramatic highlights and shadows.”

Part of our Signature Series, Alvaro’s Caliente Grey, a smooth, warm, velvety grey on its own, mixes wonderfully with other colours, toning them down and adding warmth.  Alvaro’s Caliente Grey is semi-transparent, non-granulating, low staining and has excellent lightfastness.

• Pigment names: Burnt Sienna/Ultramarine Blue/Lamp Black PBr 7, PB 29, PBk 6
• ASTM Lightfastness Rating: 1-Excellent
• Transparency: Semi-Transparent
• Granulating: Non-Granulating
• Staining: 2-Low Staining
• Series: 2 
• MSDS

Alvaro’s Caliente and Fresco Greys, as he describes them, are about;

“…magnetism, fury, energy…power.  You know, greys… create a feeling of danger, emotion, passion… mystery…evoke unknown things…darkness.  I use these greys to create a painting with magnetism…energy, mystery, passion…something to discover, entering the unknown, darkness. These colours have just this type of feel to me.” -Alvaro Castagnet.