Alizarin Crimson 010 Acrylic
Unique, rich red Cabernet masstone with the smallest touch of warmth combined with a vibrant cool undertone.
Pigment Composition
- Composition and Permanence: 1:2 Dihydroxyanthraquinone on Alumina Base (PR 83)
- Lightfast Rating: Acceptable - LF III
- Opacity Rating (Transparency and Opacity): Transparent
- Size: 2 oz. (59ml) and 5 oz. (150ml)
Composition and Permanence: The colour index name is established and published by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists and The Society of Dyers and Colourists. The colour index name is a generic category and does not refer to a specific pigment. While it enables the artist to form a general idea of opacity, transparency and lightfastness for a pigment in a particular colour space, it does not provide definitive information. A variety of pigment grades is available from several manufacturers, offering a wide range of physical properties.
Chemical Name: The chemical name is a brief, commonly used generic type designation of the pigment type composition in conjunction with the colour index name; the chemical name can be used to broaden the artist's understanding of the source and nature of the pigment used.
Lightfast Ratingandndash; Permanence: The permanence of a colour is a measure of the lightfastness of the pigment when dispersed in a vehicle and subjected to conditions which emulate the exposure usually given to a fine arts object. Such ratings are generally considered vehicle or media dependent. They can vary between media, and thus, the pigment, which is suitably lightfast for oil colour, might not be lightfast in watercolour. Our ratings utilize a combination of historical data, accelerated testing and data from pigment manufacturers to establish one of the most demanding standards among artists colour makers today.
Opacity Rating - Transparency and Opacity: Each of our colours has been provided with a designation indicating relative degrees of transparency to opacity. Please consider these as a guideline because any thin film application, while not necessarily transparent, can be interpreted by the view as such.
