ONE THAT COMES IN A PACKAGING THAT IS INNOVATIVE, ELEGANT, HANDY AND FEELS RIGHT.
Lamp Black's natural source may be brownish or bluish in tone because of impurities. Mars Oranges are a bright, highly light red and appear almost pinkish in contrast with darker colours and have good permanence and lightfastness. The diarylide yellows are a family of bright yellow pigments and will create a slight greenish undertone when mixed with a Lamp blueish undertone black.
COMPOSITION AND PERMANENCE
Pigment Combination: PBk7-Lamp Black; PY42-Mars Orange; PY14-Diarylide Yellow 14; PR101-Mars Orange
1 PIGMENT NAME: PBK7-LAMP BLACK
Pigment Type: inorganic
Chemical Name: carbon
Properties
Lampblack is a very opaque, heavily staining black pigment that does not have much covering or tinting power. It is typically the opaquest black in watercolour form. Though a very pure black, it tends to muddy slightly in mixtures. Natural sources may be brownish or bluish in tone because of impurities. When used in oil paints, it is one of the slowest drying pigments and should not be used in underpainting or applied in layers underneath other colours.
Permanence
Lamp Black is very lightfast and permanent. It is used in all techniques in permanent painting.
Toxicity
Carbon itself is not considered hazardous; however, other combustion products that are hazardous are often present as impurities when Lamp Black is produced from natural materials. For this reason, commercial preparations of the pigment should be considered.
History
Lamp Black is a carbon-based black traditionally produced by collecting soot (known as lampblack) from oil lamps. It has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. It is the black found in Egyptian murals and tomb decorations and was the most popular black for fresco painting until the development of Mars Black.
2 Pigment Name: PY42-Mars Orange
Pigment Type: inorganic, earth
Chemical Name: iron oxide
Properties
Mars Orange is a bright, extremely light red and appears almost pinkish compared to darker colours. It has incredible tinting strength and opacity. The synthetic form of Mars Orange is made from iron oxides and is cleaner, brighter, and denser than its ochre-based counterparts.
Permanence
Mars Orange has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Toxicity
Mars Orange has no significant hazards.
History
The word Mars refers to the Roman god of iron and war. Mars Orange has been manufactured as a pigment since the 17th century.
3 Pigment Name: PY14-Diarylide Yellow 14
Pigment Type: organic, disazo
Properties
Pigment PY14 offers a bright yellow.
Permanence
Pigment PY14 has been reported to fade with exposure to the sun.
Toxicity N/A
History
The diarylide yellows are a family of bright yellow pigments with a similar molecular structure. Discovered by Griesheim-Elektron, Pigment Yellow 14 has been used in lithographic and offset printing applications, textiles, plastics, and paints.
4 Pigment Name: PR101-Mars Orange
Pigment Type
Chemical Name: iron oxides
Properties
Mars Orange is a bright, extremely light red and appears almost pinkish when contrasted with darker colours. It has incredible tinting strength and opacity. The synthetic form of Mars Orange is made from iron oxides and is cleaner, brighter, and denser than its ochre-based counterparts.
Permanence
Mars Orange has good permanence and lightfastness.
Toxicity
Mars Orange has no significant hazards.
History
The word Mars refers to the Roman god of iron and war. Mars Orange has been manufactured as a pigment since the 17th century.
