Description
Rublev Colours Genuine Orpiment Artist Oil is an opaque yellow with very good tinting strength, brushes “short” 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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| Orpiment | |
| Color: | Yellow |
| Single Pigment: | Orpiment |
| Binder: | Linseed oil |
| Additive(s): | None |
| Pigment Information | |
| Pigment Classification: | Natural Inorganic |
| Colour Index: | Pigment Yellow 39 |
| Chemical Name: | Arsenic(III) Sulfide |
| Chemical Formula: | As2S3 |
| Properties | |
| Code: | 305 |
| Series: | – |
| Opacity: | Opaque |
| Tinting Strength: | High |
| Drying Rate: | Slow |
| Lightfastness: | Not Listed |
| Permanence: | A – 3 |
| Safety Information: |
Signal Word: DangerHazard Designation:H301 Toxic if swallowed. Precautionary Statements:P262: Do not get in eyes, on the skin, or on clothing. |
For a detailed explanation of the terms in the table above, please visit Composition and Permanence.
Notes
Some separation of pigment and oil may occur in Rublev Colours Artist Oils and is a natural process when no wax or stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.
All images of color swatches on this website are only approximations of the actual color of the oil paint. We have carefully matched the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, the results you get may vary because of the wide variance in color monitors.
Color Swatch Note: The color swatch was created with a thick application (left side) of color and a tint (right side) made with equal parts of color and titanium white and applied on acrylic primed cotton canvas.
Drawdown Note: The image of the “drawdown” contains a pre-mixed paint film of 6 mils (0.006 inches) thickness applied to a standard test card for the purposes of examining color consistency, opacity, and other qualities. The drawdowns show the color full strength (mass tone), on the left, and mixed in a 1:2 ratio with titanium white on the right. The bottom area of the drawdowns is scraped to show undertones.
| Pigment 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 |
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| Common Names (Synthetic): | English: king’s yellow, royal yellow French: juane royal, orpin artificiel German: Königsgelb Russian: жёлый мышъяк |
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