Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor - PrimaTek, Purpurite Genuine, 15 ml Tube

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

-Genuine Purpurite

Pigment Name

null-Genuine Purpurite

Properties

Purpurite Genuine is an intensely lavender violet that paints smoothly and easily, and has beautiful granulation. It is semi-transparent with low staining levels, so it offers great versatile in use and technique. Purpurite Genuine is a mineral with a naturally occurring, low luster, silky sub-metallic sheen. This unique characteristic allows your painting to take on additional dimension as the light interacts with your washes and glazes.

Permanence

Excellent

History

Officially discovered in 1905 and named for the Latin word purpura, meaning purple.