Orpiment

Product Details:

20 ml (0.68 fl oz)
Special Order: This color is handmade in small batches. Allow two weeks for delivery.

Rublev Colours Natural Orpiment is an opaque yellow with very good tinting strength, brushes "long" in the direction of the brush stroke, and medium to large grained. Our orpiment is from natural mineral deposits in Asia, which is said to be more permanent and lightfast than the artificial yellow arsenic sulfide, known as King's Yellow.

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Rublev Colours Artists' Oils: Orpiment
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Color Names
Common Names (Mineral):	Chinese: ci huang or shi huanfg, tz`u huang or shih huang English: orpiment French: orpiment German: Rauschgelb, Operment Italian: orpimento Japanese: shiō, kiō, sekiō Russian: аурипигмент Spanish: oropimente
Common Names (Artificial):	English: king's yellow, royal yellow French: juane royal, orpin artificiel German: Königsgelb Russian: жёлый мышъяк

Color Information
Single Pigment:	Natural Arsenic Sulfide
Binder:	Linseed Oil
Pigment Information
Color:	Yellow
Colour Index:	Pigment Yellow 39
Chemical Name:	Arsenic Sulfide
Chemical Formula:	As2S3
Properties
ASTM Lightfastness:	Not Rated
Opacity:	Opaque
Tinting Strength:	High
Drying rate:	Average

Note: Some separation of pigment and oil may occur in Rublev Colours Artists' Oils and is a natural process when no wax or stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.

LABEL WARNING: WARNING! CONTAINS ARSENIC SULFIDE. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INGESTED.

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