Alizarin Crimson

1,2 dihydroxy anthraquinone on alumina base

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Almost impossible to mill without using stearate additives. We don’t use them because stearates dull the color. Our milling is extraordinarily difficult and tricky, but the result is a pure, luminous ruby red undertone. Less harsh than Quinacridones. Not sufficiently light-fast in tints.
Pigment Classification:
Synthetic Organic

Availability

Opacity:
transparent

R&F Encaustics

regular size
Lightfastness:
III

R&F Pigment Sticks

small and large size
Color Index Name:
PR 83
Pigment Stick Drying Rate:
4 - slow

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