Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paints - Viridian Green, 37 ml tube

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Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paint - Viridian Green, 37 ml tube and swatch

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Description:
Handmade Oil Paint
Color:
Viridian Green
Size:
37 ml (1.25 oz)
Format:
Tube
No.
1245
Series:
5
Mfg #:
6001245-9

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Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PG18-Viridian


Pigment Name

PG18-Viridian

Pigment Type

inorganic

Chemical Name

chromium(III)-oxide dehydrate

Chemical Formula

Cr2O3 • 2 H2O or Cr2(OH3)

Properties

Viridian is the standard green and is stable, powerful, and cold with an emerald green undertone. It has a transparent hue, good tinting strength, a dark masstone that can be almost black at full strength, and a slow drying time in oil form. Viridian is commonly replaced by the darker, more saturated, and staining Phthalo Greens, but its properties make it a necessary part of the palette of an experienced landscape painter.

Permanence

Viridian has excellent permanence, except in high-temperature work, and is highly valued as a glazing color.

Toxicity

Viridian is slightly toxic.

History

Viridian’s name comes from the Latin viridis, meaning green. The process for manufacturing Viridian, or Transparent Oxide of Chromium, was patented by Guignet in Paris in 1859. However, it had actually been discovered by Pannetier and Binet in 1838. Viridian replaced Verdigris, which was reactive and unstable, and Emerald Green, which was a poisonous copper aceto-arsenite used as a rat poison in the sewers of Paris.


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UPC Code: 877463001246

ASIN #: B00284TYSA