Color Swatch created using heavy application/diluted application and was applied on cold press watercolor paper (150 lb) material.
Color Description
Madder Brown, manufactured with a synthetic, organic pigment, is Schmincke's lightfast alternative to the historic color Madder Brown. It is recommended for portrait and nude painting. Schmincke rates it 4 stars out of 5 for lightfastness. It is semi-transparent and semi-staining.
This color contains the following pigments:
PR206—Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red
Pigment Type
organic, quinacridone
Chemical Name
quinacridone pyrrolidine
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
PR206 offers a deep maroon or bordeaux red. 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.
Permanence
Quinacridone pigments have excellent lightfastness.
Toxicity
Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red has no known acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.
History
It was developed as a maroon or bordeaux red for automotive paints.
Alternate Names
Monastral Maroon