Carbazole Violet PV23 (RS) Violet Carbazole
This slightly granular blue violet is an intense, vibrant colour with high-staining properties. A brushstroke of concentrated Carbazole Violet onto dry paper moves the pigment from black-violet to clear purple and can create an iris petal with each stroke. Add Indigo to Carbazole Violet, along with Quinacridone Rose or Anthraquinone Red. Blot, squeegee, and incise damp passages to create veins, variegated excerpts, and highlights.
- Pigment name: Dioxazine Purple - Purple Dioxazine PV23 (RS)
- ASTM Lightfastness Rating: 1 Excellent - Not yet rated by ASTM - Rating based on Daniel Smith's independent testing.
- Transparency: Semi-transparent
- Granulating: No
- Staining: Medium
- Series: 2
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PrimaTek Watercolours are made from minerals, often semi-precious minerals, that have been ground into pigments, mixed with gum arabic (the binder), and milled into Them. The first was Lapis Lazuli Genuine in 1998; since then, many more have been added, including Amethyst Genuine, Piemontite Genuine, and Serpentine Genuine. Most of these colours have excellent granulating effects that some artists have called "magical."
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Cadmium Hues, DANIEL SMITH has developed safe and vibrant Cadmium Hues with the density and richness of cadmium colours without the cadmium pigment. Virtually identical in colour to their namesakes, they are cleaner in mixtures and much more robust in tints. The functional properties—staining power, semi-transparency, and excellent lightfastness—are nearly identical to those of the low-soluble cadmium colours that DANIEL SMITH previously manufactured.
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