Gamblin 1980 Oils - Quinacridone red (PV19)

Gamblin’s approach is different. 1980 colours contain pure pigments, the finest refined linseed oil, and marble dust (calcium carbonate). Since oil painting began, these three ingredients have made more affordable colours.

Painters experience true colours without homogenized texture or muddy colour mixtures. Gamblin's approach to using traditional raw materials and processes ensures that artists experience the luscious working properties they expect from their oil colours.

Quinacridone Red: Cool, lightfast, modern red with high key tint. Useful in place of Alizarin Crimson where more intense masstone and mixtures are desired. Quinacridone Red is a high-performance, transparent pigment with an average drying time and uneven dispersal.

PIGMENT COMPOSITION AND PERMANENCE

• Pigment Name: PV19 Quinacridone Violet
• Pigment Type: organic synthetic, quinacridone

PROPERTIES

Quinacridone Red is a high-performance, transparent pigment with an average drying time and uneven dispersal. It is another name for Quinacridone Violet (PV19) and Quinacridone Red (PR192).

Quinacridone pigments generally have relatively low tinting strength. For this reason, quinacridone colours are often expensive because more pigment is required in the formulation.

PERMANENCE

Quinacridone Violet has excellent lightfastness and is considered the most lightfast organic pigment in this shade range.

TOXICITY

Quinacridone Violet has no known acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinacridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.

HISTORY

Although quinacridone compounds became known in the late 19th century, manufacturing methods to make them practical for use as commercial pigments began in the 1950s. Quinacridone pigments were first developed as coatings for the automotive industry but were quickly adopted by artists.