Watercolours Intense Water in aluminium tubes are exceptional, high-quality watercolours, very efficient due to the vitality and purity of the shades. Mixing smooth, intense colours gives you the possibility to obtain subtle shades. The honey used in the production is not only a preservative, it provides incomparable smoothness of paint. We have updated the watercolours formula of the Intense Water line, increasing also the contents of honey, to reflect the longevity of colours, their brightness, and luminosity. In addition, one of the main binders of Intense water paint is the excellent quality of gum Arabic from the Kordofan – region constituting the central and southern area of Sudan. Quality without compromise. The highest standards of artistic pigments ensure the highest lightfastness.
Colours included: 07. Chromium yellow, 18. Scarlet red, 31. Phthalo blue, 42. Phthalo green, 70. Lamp black
07. Chromium yellow 18. Scarlet red 24. Purple magenta
31. Phthalo blue 42. Phthalo green 70. Lamp black
Opacity and glazing properties
The opacity of a pigmented colour is not only depending on the thickness of the colour application but also on the kind and concentration of the pigment as well as on the kind binder in the colour. all colours have been submitted to the same testing method: satndardized application on black and white striped saturated base. this allows a classification with the following 4 symbols:
Lightfastness
This describes the durability of a colour in daylight. A number of influencing factors play a role too, like intensity of sunlight, temperature, moisture, oxygen or gas content of the air.
8 - Excellent 7 - Very good 6 - Good