El Greco Iconography Pigment - No 18 Bismuth Yellow - 50gr
The iconography pigments Theophanis the Greek were named in honour of the great Byzantine icon painter Theophanes the Greek (1340–1410), one of the most important figures of late Byzantine painting.Extra fine painting and iconography pigments, free from impurities or small stones.Collected from selected mines around the world, even from rare and ex + Read More
The iconography pigments Theophanis the Greek were named in honour of the great Byzantine icon painter Theophanes the Greek (1340–1410), one of the most important figures of late Byzantine painting.
- Extra fine painting and iconography pigments, free from impurities or small stones.
- Collected from selected mines around the world, even from rare and exotic regions.
- They significantly outperform cheap building-grade pigments thanks to:
- Excellent covering power (colours marked O - Opaque).
- Outstanding lightfastness (colours marked ***).
- Fine and homogeneous particle size, with no small stones.
- Can be mixed with egg or glue for traditional iconography, as well as with paint-making mediums such as linseed oil, alkyd resins, etc.
- Suitable for professional and amateur iconographers and painters.
- T : Transparent | S/T : Semi-Transparent | S/O : Semi-Opaque | O : Opaque
- FR : Suitable for FRESCO
- o : Light sensitive | * : Medium lightfastness | ** : Good lightfastness | *** : Very good lightfastness
- Note: Where covering power or lightfastness is not stated, no information is provided by the supplier.
- Download / print the list with the characteristics (opacity, lightfastness, suitability for Fresco) here
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ManufacturerEl Greco
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Product TypeDry Pigments
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Barcode5212016639913
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Color FamilyYellow & Orange
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Color NameBismuth Yellow
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Paco code8311335
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No.18
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Size50gr
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SKUELGREC-400.050-18
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DescriptionDry Pigment
Πληροφορίες Χρωστικής
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Pigment NamePY184-Bismuth Yellow
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Pigment typeinorganic
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Chemical Namebismuth orthovanadate or bismuth vanadium oxide
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Chemical FormulaBiVO4
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Properties
Bismuth Yellow is an intense, light value, semi-opaque yellow pigment with good tinting strength.
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Permanence
Bismuth Yellow has excellent lightfastness.
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Toxicity
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History
Bismuth orthovanadate occurs naturally in several minerals. Although it was synthesized in the 1920s, it was not developed as a commercial pigment until the 1970s.
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