A durable, staining azo pigment, Bordeaux is a velvety wine color. Its slightly granular, semi-transparent properties work well with blotting, misting and salt application techniques. Replace lifeless, muddy mixtures with this pigment! Try painting a scattering of cranberries with Bordeaux mixed with small touches of Anthraquinoid Red or French Ultramarine. Blot highlights and when dry, add details such as blossoms or stem ends of berries. Then add a connective shadow.
Very Good Lightfastness, Semi-transparent, Non-granulating, Medium staining
PV 32
Conforms to ASTM D4236
A warm honey-bronze color with lustrous sparkle provided by very fine films of iron oxide. The fibrous, fairly fragile Bronzite stone from Brazil is occasionally used in jewelry but excels as a watercolor pigment. It’s a warm golden-brown in masstone – somewhere between ochre and sienna, but distinctly different – that lets down into pale washes of soft, always warm, sandy beige. In a wash on cold press or rough paper, the brown settles out of this intriguing special-effect color.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Non-staining
Bronzite mineral
Conforms to ASTM D4236
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Prehistoric man used this strong, rich, reddish-brown earth pigment to capture the earliest known images of deer, bison and human forms on cave walls. Mix with white for beautiful antique-rose tones.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Non-staining
PR 102
Conforms to ASTM D4236, D5067
A warm, glowing earth color, suprisingly smooth in washes. In a light wash, the yellow is very clean, as sunny and subtle as morning light in a French vineyard. This natural ochre was mined from a deep vein that runs near the Loire River in western Burgandy, since the mines were closed in 1970, we feel lucky to have found a supply of this unique pigment.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Non-staining
PY 43
Conforms to ASTM D4236, D5067
DANIEL SMITH is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, and makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
Gorgeous Burnt Bronzite Genuine pushes the honey tone of Bronzite Genuine to a more coppery hue. Both deeper brown and more orange, it’s ideal for portrait work as it easily produces a wide range of flesh tones. Like Bronzite Genuine, it gets a subtle lustrous sparkle from iron oxide.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Non-staining
Bronzite mineral
Conforms to ASTM D4236
A beautiful earthy color, DANIEL SMITH Burnt Sienna Light is redder than our Burnt Sienna, more transparent and slightly less granulating. In very light washes, it makes a good, light flesh tone for portraits, and in darker washes, it is a rich red-brown.
SKU: 284600230
Pigment: PR 101, PO 48 | Series: 1
Lightfastness: I – Excellent
Transparency: Transparent
Staining: 1-Non-Staining
Granulation: Non-Granulating
This beautiful stone has been calcinated to change the iron oxide from cool to warm in hue. The result is striking and the granulating effect enhanced. While the Tiger’s Eye Genuine is cool olive drab, Burnt Tiger’s Eye Genuine is warm reddish-brown. In landscapes, it’s an excellent, natural-looking complement to greens. It’s also great for creating rich, warm flesh tones.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Low staining
Tiger’s Eye mineral
Conforms to ASTM D4236
Burnt Yellow Ochre is a beautiful, versatile earth color with the ruddy warmth of redwood, ancient pottery or a sunset-lit peublo. Falling between yellow ochre and burnt sienna, it is a wonderful portrait color. Light, transparent washes create a range of glowing skin tones. On cold pressed or rough paper, it settles and granulates nicely.
Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Low staining
PR 102
Conforms to ASTM D4236, D5067
Excellent Lightfastness, Semi-transparent, Granulating, Low staining
PB 36
Conforms to ASTM D4236, D5067
Beautiful on its own, and especially so when mixed with a transparent pigment, this sky blue inorganic pigment is granular and medium-light in value. Highly permanent and extremely low-staining, Cerulean Blue creates exciting granulation and settling washes. A drop of Cerulean Blue into a damp wash such as Burnt Sienna creates a halo effect around the more dense Cerulean. This is especially effective when Quinacridone Gold or Quinacridone Burnt Orange are used in the moist underpainting. This technique is great for rendering lichen and Spanish Moss. Add Buff Titanium, Undersea Green and touches of Lunar Black – each a DANIEL SMITH exclusive – and the creative fun truly begins! For a misty landscape or that dusky quality on eggplant, grapes and plums, think Cerulean as a mixer.
DANIEL SMITH is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, and makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
This natural green provides landscape artists rest in a summer painting saturated with vibrant greens. Opaque and low-staining, Chromium Green Oxide mixes well to soften other colors.
Excellent Lightfastness, Opaque, Granulating, Low staining
PG 17
A brilliant purple with remarkable blue undertones and a granulating texture. Try mixing this bold color with Prussian Green for surprisingly soft blue hues. At full strength, this violet is dark enough for deep twilight shadows. Mix with water and a range of tones are revealed. A graceful addition to the watercolorists’ palette, this is the perfect purple for dynamic floral paintings.
Excellent Lightfastness, Semi-transparent, Granulating, Low staining
PB 28, PV 19
Conforms to ASTM D4236
DANIEL SMITH is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, and makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
A mid-range green-yellow, useful for mixing middle value grays. Introduce non-staining complementary colors to warm or cool the mix. An inorganic pigment, it is considered non-staining (or low-tinting) and ideal for glazing methods. Its ability to create soft edges, to lift and to mix readily makes Cobalt Green a valuable contribution to watercolor palettes.
