Michael Harding Artists Oil Colour 40ml Viridian
Viridian is about the fastest curing color in the entire Michael Harding Oil Colour range, along with Stack Lead White. This hydrated variant of Chromium Hydroxide, introduced in the mid-19th century, is a valued support colour used for influencing greys in underpainting. The vivid blue undertones apparent in thin layers are soon eclipsed in thicker applications. Landscapists and some portraitists still prefer it to the more brutal power of the Phthalo Greens. When combined with reds, an interesting range of blue-greys results. Placing it as local color in the proximity of vermilion can also produce some interesting complementary effects.
Michael Harding Oil Colours are among the finest oil paints available to artists today. The colors have a high load of top-quality pigments which are ground in refined cold-pressed linseed oil. The buttery consistency of Michael Harding Oil Colours allow these brilliant, vibrant paints to be easily to manipulated. These paints are completely free of fillers, extenders, or driers.
Pigment Color Code: PG18
Lightfastness: Excellent
Opacity: Semi-Transparent
Drying Speeding: Very Fast
Oil Content: High
Vehicle: Linseed Oil
Tinting Power: Average
Vegan: Yes