Sennelier Dry Pigment 80g Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue 541
Sennelier Dry Pigment 80g Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue 541
Cadmiums were discovered by Stromeyer in Germany in 1817 and artists soon began using them due to the freshness and liveliness of the hues. All of the powders which are designated as "substitutes" or hues are made up of a number of organic pigments which help to reproduce the shade of the genuine pigment but at a much lower cost price. Substitute cadmium yellow is a stable, inert composition of monoazo pigments and mineral fillers and offers good lightfastness. Stable in all binding agents, including oil, watercolor, gouache and acrylic. When used for the fresco technique, only genuine cadmiums are advised.
At the end of the 19th century, when he developed oil colors for his artist customers who would include immortal names like Cezanne, Gauguin and Picasso, Gustave Sennelier recognized the need for producing paints that only contained the highest quality pigments. In order to craft superior colors, Gustave verified that the origins of the pigments were from selected traditional sources, while precisely identifying their specific chemical characteristics. Ultimately, his great respect for these materials not only insured the permanence of works created with his paints, but also assured the production of an increasing array of unique colors of unsurpassed beauty and quality.
Since then, some pigments have disappeared, their natural resources depleted and others have been restricted due to their toxicity. But with recent innovations and research Sennelier offers a wide variety of synthetic pigments that perfectly match the performance of such ancient mineral pigments such as Lapis Lazuli and Cinnabar. Yet at the same time Sennelier still mines the earth for minerals and other natural elements from traditional sources - pigments like clays and iron oxides used in ochres and the preparation of "burnt" earth colors from calcified soil.
Pigment Color Code: PY1
Lightfastness: Good
Transparency: Semi-Opaque
- SKU Number
- SEN133001541
- MSRP
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$32.50 / EA - Your Price
- $25.99 / EA
- Weight
- 0.50 LB
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