Cadmium Scarlet / Watercolour 5mL / Winsor & Newton

Professional Watercolour Cadmium Scarlet A bright, yellow shade red with a vibrant and glowing mass tone. It is an opaque pigment and has excellent covering abilities. A by-product of the zinc industry, Cadmium was discovered in 1817. Please note product packaging may vary from image. Specifications SKU: 50823543 Colour Number: 106 Lightfastness: Excellent Opacity: O Series: 4 Pigment Code: PR108 Granulation/staining: Staining Permanence: Permanent WARNING: DO NOT SPRAY APPLY. This product contains cadmium known to the State of California to cause cancer by means of inhalation.   Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour are still formulated according to their founding principles; to create unparalleled colours which offer artists the widest and most balanced choice of pigments, as it was in 1835 when William Winsor and Henry Newton introduced the first moist watercolours to the world. Their range uses only the finest pigments which is why they are known for their brilliance, permanence and strength of colour. With 79 single pigment colours, they offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments. Formulated using the highest quality methods to achieve optimal pigment dispersion, their unrivalled transparency means every wash will remain vibrant and luminescent. 104 out of 108 colours in the Professional Watercolour range are rated AA or A for permanence to ensure that the colours used today will appear the same for generations to come.