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

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

-Genuine Sugilite

Pigment Name

null-Genuine Sugilite

Properties

The rare opaque mineral ranges from grayish lavendar to pink to deep purple. Transparent as a watercolor pigment, it combines subtle fuchsia pink and warm gray in a single strongly textural color. In a wash, the gray settles with a slight graphite-like sheen, while the pink rises to resemble the color in an overcast dawn sky. It’s a great complement to golds, oranges and greens, including Quinacridone Gold and Sap Green. Transparent. Low staining.

Permanence

Excellent

History

First found in 1944 and named for its Japanese discoverer.