BLACKS
Bone Black
(Organic) Amorphous carbon from charred animal bones; brownish tinge.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Carbon Black
(Organic) Amorphous carbon from soot of pertroleum or natural gas.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): Very High
Frankfurt Black
(Organic) Amorphous carbon from charred vegetable matter.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Graphite
(Organic) Crystalline form of carbon with a metallic luster.
- Tinting strength: Not rated
- Opacity/transparency: Not rated
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Not rated
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low
Lamp Black
(Organic) Amorphous carbon from condensed smoke of petroleum products; velvety black.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): Very high
Mars Black
(Inorganic) Artificially produced from ferro-ferric oxide; deep brown-black appearance; yields warmer grays than other blacks when mixed with white.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average
Vine Black
(Organic) Amorphous carbon from charred vegetable matter; bluish tinge.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
- Blacks - Blues - Browns - Greens - Reds -Violets - Yellows - Whites
- Daniel Smith Extenders and Miscellaneous Pigments
BLUES
Cerulean Blue
(Inorganic) Oxides of cobalt and tin.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Cobalt Blue
(Inorganic) Oxides of coblat and aluminum.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Cobalt Teal Blue
(Inorganic) Oxides of cobalt, nickel and titanium.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average
Cobalt Turquoise
(Inorganic) Mixed metallic oxide.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
French Ultramarine
(Inorganic) Silicate of sodium, aluminum, sulfur; originally made from lapis lazuli.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Indanthrone Blue
(Inorganic) Indanthrone blue, a bright reddish blue pugment with excellenbt all-around fastness properties including high durability.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Phthalo Blue (Phthalocyanine Blue)
(Organic) Copper phthalocyanine, a deep, intense greenish blue.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): Very High
Prussian Blue
(Inorganic) Ferric ferrocyanide; darkens in light and fades in white mixtures, depending on grade.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Good
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Ultramarine Blue
(Inorganic) Silcate of sodium, aluminum, sulfur; originally made from lapis lazuli.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average
BROWNS
Buff Titanium Dioxide
(Inorganic) Titanium dioxide with iron impurity.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average
Burnt Sienna
(Inorganic) Iron oxide made from clacined natural earth, raw sienna.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Burnt Umber
(Inorganic) Iron oxide made from calcined raw umber.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Raw Sienna
(Inorganic) Natural earth (oxides of iron and aluminum, hydrous silicates).
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Raw Umber
(Inorganic) Iron oxide made from clacined natural earth, raw sienna.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Quinacridone Burnt Orange
(Organic) Quinacridone quinone, deep gold hue; high transparency.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Quinacridone Gold (GS)
(Organic) Quinacridone quinone, gold hue; high transparency.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
GREENS
Chromium Green Oxide (Chrome Oxide Opaque)
(Inorganic) Anhydrous chromic oxide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low
Cobalt Green
(Inorganic) Oxides of cobalt and zinc.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low
Phthalo Green (Phthalocyanine Green)
(Organic) Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine; yields very intense, bright yellow greens.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Viridian (Transparent Oxide of Chromium)
(Inorganic) Hydrous chromic oxide.
- Tinting strength: Low
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Very high
REDS
Alizarin Crimson (Alizarin Lake, Scarlet Madder)
(Organic) Pigment from synthetic alizarin dye struck on a base of alumina hydrate; bluish-purple tone when mixed with white; permanence dependent on quality of grade produced; good glazing pigment.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Good
- Lightfastness (tint): Good to poor
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Anthraquinoid Red
(Organic) A bright mid-shade with good all-around fastness properties, including high transparency.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Cadmium Red (C.P.)
(Inorganic) Cadmium sulfoselenide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate to high
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to low
Cadmium Red (lithopone)
(Inorganic) Cadmium barium sulfoselenide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to low
Indian Red (Mars Red)
(Inorganic) Synthetic red iron oxide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average
Napthol Red
(Organic) Azo pigment.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Good
- Lightfastness (tint): Good to poor
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to high
Permanent Red
(Organic) Napthol carbamide F3RK-70; bright, strong red.
- Tinting strength: Moderate to high
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Quinacridone Coral
(Organic) Quinacridone; high transparency.
- Tinting strength: Moderate to high
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Quinacridone Magenta
(Organic) Quinacridone red yellow hue; high transparency.
- Tinting strength: Moderate to high
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Quinacridone Red
(Organic) Quinacridone; color produced in early 1960s with excellent durability and lightfastness.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
VIOLETS
Cobalt Violet
(Inorganic) Cobalt phosphate.
- Tinting strength: Low to moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low
Manganese Violet
(Inorganic) Manganese ammonium phosphate.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Fast
- Oil absorption (by volume): Very high
Mars Violet
(Inorganic) Synthetic red iron oxide with a bluish tinge.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average
Quinacridone Violet
(Organic) Quinacridone.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High to average
YELLOWS
Cadmium Yellow (C.P)
(Inorganic) Cadmium barium sulfide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate to high
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to low
Cadmium Yellow (lithopone)
(Inorganic) Cadmium barium sulfide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to low
Cadmium Orange (C.P)
(Inorganic) Cadmium sulfide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to low
Cadmium Orange (lithopone)
(Inorganic) Cadmium barium sulfide.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): Average to low
Diarylide Yellow
(Organic) Diazo pigment, benzedine yellow.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Good
- Lightfastness (tint): Poor
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Hansa Yellow
(Organic) Monoazo; bright and transparent.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Good
- Drying rate: Average
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Quinacridone Gold
(Organic) Quinacridone; excellent for glazing.
- Tinting strength: High
- Opacity/transparency: Transparent
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): High
Yellow Ochre
(Inorganic) Natural hydrous iron oxide with mineral impurities.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Excellent
- Lightfastness (tint): Excellent
- Drying rate: Slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low to average
WHITES
Titanium White
(Inorganic) Titanium dioxide; leaves a soft, crumbly paint film in oil.
- Tinting strength: Moderate
- Opacity/transparency: Opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low
Zinc White (Chinese White, Zinc Oxide)
(Inorganic) Zinc oxide; leaves a hard, brittle paint film in oil.
- Tinting strength: Poor
- Opacity/transparency: Moderately opaque
- Lightfastness (masstone): Very good
- Lightfastness (tint): Very good
- Drying rate: Very slow
- Oil absorption (by volume): Low
