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Cadmium Yellow Medium pigment is a vibrant, warm yellow
colour often used in oil and acrylic paintings. It has good covering power and strong tinting strength, making it ideal for mixing shades
of green and orange due to its opacity and lightfastness, a popular
choice among artists for capturing the luminosity and warmth of sunlight in
their work.
Item #: 1042
Description: R&F Encaustic Block, Cadmium Yellow Medium 40ml
PY37 Cadmium Yellow medium pigment is a vibrant, warm yellow
colour often used in oil and acrylic paintings. It has good covering power and
strong tinting strength, making it an ideal choice for mixing a range of shades
of green and orange. Due to its opacity and lightfastness, it is a popular
choice among artists for capturing the luminosity and warmth of sunlight in
their work. Classification: inorganic, cadmium Chemical Composition: cadmium (II)-sulphide Properties Cadmium Yellow is brilliant, dense, and opaque, with good tinting strength and high hiding power. It is the artist’s principal bright yellow and is available in light, medium, and dark shades. The deeper shades appear deep orange and have the greatest tinting strength. It is slow-drying in oil form and used in oil and watercolour forms. It cannot be mixed with copper-based pigments. A clean Cadmium Orange is created when Cadmium Yellow is mixed with Cadmium Red. Hues vary by brand. Cadmium pigments have been partially replaced by azo pigments, which are similar in lightfastness to the cadmium colours, cheaper, and non-toxic. Cadmium Yellow is usually available in a pure grade or a cadmium-barium mix. This mix has the same permanence with a lower tinting strength. Permanence Cadmium Yellow is lightfast and permanent in most forms, but like most cadmium colours, it will fade in fresco or mural painting. The deeper shades are the most permanent. The pale varieties have been known to fade with exposure to sunlight. Toxicity Cadmium Yellow is a known human carcinogen. It can be hazardous if chronically inhaled or ingested. History Cadmiums get their names from the Latin word cadmia, meaning zinc ore calamine, and the Greek word kadmeia, meaning Cadmean earth, first found near Thebes, the city founded by the Phoenician prince Cadmus. Metallic cadmium was discovered in 1817 by Friedrich Strohmeyer. Oil colours were first made from Cadmium Yellow pigments in 1819, replacing toxic Chrome (lead) Yellows. However, their production was delayed until 1840 due to the scarcity of cadmium metals. Landscape painters, such as Claude Monet, preferred Cadmium Yellow to the less expensive Chrome Yellow because of its higher chroma and greater purity of colour.R&F Encaustic Paint Block - Cadmium Yellow Medium, 40 ml
Pigment Name: PY37-Cadmium Yellow
Size
120ml
Brand
R and F Encaustic Handmade Paints
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