El Greco Iconography Pigment - Red Magenta - 100gr
Theophanis the Greek pigments are named in honor of the great Byzantine icon painter Theophanis the Greek (1340–1410), one of the most influential figures of late Byzantine art.Ultra-fine pigments for icon painting and fine art, free of impurities or coarse particles.Sourced from selected mines around the world, including rare and exotic locations. + Read More
Theophanis the Greek pigments are named in honor of the great Byzantine icon painter Theophanis the Greek (1340–1410), one of the most influential figures of late Byzantine art.
- Ultra-fine pigments for icon painting and fine art, free of impurities or coarse particles.
- Sourced from selected mines around the world, including rare and exotic locations.
- Superior to low-grade (construction-type) pigments thanks to:
- Excellent opacity (colors marked O – Opaque).
- Outstanding lightfastness (marked *, **, ***).
- Consistent, finely milled particle size.
- Easily mixed with egg or glue for traditional icon painting, as well as color-making media such as linseed oil, alkyd resins, etc.
- Suitable for both professional and hobbyist icon painters and artists.
- T : Transparent | S/O : Semi-Opaque | O : Opaque
- FR : Suitable for FRESCO technique
- o : Light sensitive | * : Medium lightfastness | ** : Good lightfastness | *** : Very good lightfastness
- Note: When opacity or lightfastness is not specified, no information is provided by the supplier.
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Color FamilyRed
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Paco code8311351
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No.33
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ManufacturerEl Greco
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Color NameRed Magenta
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Product TypeDry Pigments
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Barcode5212016644115
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Size100gr
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SKUELGREC-400.100-33
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DescriptionDry Pigment
Πληροφορίες Χρωστικής
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Pigment NamePR122-Quinacridone Magenta
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Pigment typeorganic, quinacridone
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Chemical Name-
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Chemical FormulaC22H16N2O2
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Properties
Quinacridone Magenta is a semi-transparent and powerful bluish red with an impressive mixing range. It makes an excellent glazing color and is one of the bluest of the Quinacridone colors. The pigment's properties vary considerably, depending on how it is ground. Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general. For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.
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Permanence
Quinacridone Magenta offers very good lightfastness in most media, but some have argued that it is less lightfast in watercolor form. Although Quinacridone Magenta received only a passing grade of under ASTM test protocols, other test results have rated the pigment very good to excellent. Transparent reddish violet pigments in general have more problems with lightfastness than any other range of colors. PR122 is often used as the Magenta of CMYK (four color) process printing because it offers a better tradeoff between tinting strength and lightfastness than other pigments in its class.
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Toxicity
Quinacridone Magenta has no acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.
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History
Quinacridone Magenta came from a red violet aniline dye that was first produced in 1858 by Natanson. It was called Magenta to commemorate a battle in Magenta, Italy. Over time, Magenta became the standard color name for a deep, violet red. Although quinacridone compounds became known in the late 19th century, methods of manufacturing so as to make them practical for use as commercial pigments did not begin until the 1950s. PR122 has become particularly popular in the formulation of Magenta for CMYK process printing.
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