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 Winsor Newton Cerulean Blue Artists Oil Color 37 ml New  US $10.99
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 Winton Oil Color in 125 oz Tube by Winsor Newton Pt 2 US $3.82
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 Winsor Newton Winton Oil Colour Studio Set US $40.23
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 Winsor Newton Winton Oil Color 37ml Tube Yellow Ochre US $3.75
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 WINSOR NEWTON ARTISTS OIL COLOUR PAINT 37ml TUBES P S US $23.63
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 WINSOR NEWTON ARTISTS OIL COLOUR PAINT 37ml TUBES A D US $12.56
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 Winsor Newton Winton Oil Color 37ml Cerulean Blue Hue US $3.75
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 Winsor Newton Winton Oil Color 37ml Tube Raw Umber US $3.75
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 Winsor Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Color Set of 10ml Tubes US $21.59
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 WINSOR NEWTON OIL COLOUR US $3.50
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 Winsor Newton Artisan Oil Color Beginners Set US $21.89
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 Winsor Newton Winton Oil Color 19 Flake White 37ml 125 US floz US $3.99
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 Winsor Newton Artists Oil Paints Series 4 Colors US $17.00
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 Winsor Newton Artists Oil Paints Series 2 Colors US $7.00
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 NEW WINSOR NEWTON Artists Oil Colours 37ml Tubes Series 4 US $20.00
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Understanding pigments
One of the two main ingredients in pastels is pigment. Pigments are the particles of color you apply to paper to create the image. Understanding pigments is important because each pigment behaves differently. You can begin by looking at how pastel manufacturers use pigments to create a palette for their product lines.
An easy way to keep track of color pigments is to know that color pigments in pastel product lines fall into three categories:
- A spectrum of bright hues, with light and dark versions of each: These color pigments have clarity and look like the hues on the color wheel. The light and dark versions are soft and muted in varying degrees.
- Black, white, and grayscale colors: Some product lines have sets of warm grays and cool grays.
- Traditional earth colors, such as yellow ochre and raw or burnt siennas and umbers: Earth colors may appear to be mixed colors, but what you see is the unadulterated version of the color.
Beyond this basic breakdown, you can discover a lot about pastel pigments from the way the manufacturers name and number their pastels. If the pastels have wrappers, they likely contain information such as the color name, chemical makeup, and lightfastness or permanence rating. If you order pastels online or by catalog, you see color samples with the names and numbers assigned to each. In the art supply store, the pastels display may show the color numbers, but the store also has brochures that list the color names and numbers for your convenience. The following sections give you more insight on pigments and how they affect the finished product.
Figuring out what the different pigment color names and numbers really mean
In professional- and student-grade lines of pastels, the names of the colors usually refer to one of the following:
- The chemical name of the pigment: These names come from the particular chemicals used in the pigment, such as phthalocyanine or quinacridone. A chemical name may read "phthalocyanine green" or "quinacridone violet."
- The traditional names given to specific chemical compositions of the colors: These monikers are simply the names commonly associated with a particular chemical makeup, such as "ultramarine blue" or "Hookers green."
Chemical and traditional color names are consistent from one manufacturer to another, with only slight variations in color.
After you know the color names, you know what to expect when you look at the pigment. Sometimes, however, pastel manufacturers mix pigments to increase their range of palette colors. The names of mixed pigments can tell you something about the nature of the pigment being used. Here are a few specific terms to look out for:
- Hue: If this word follows a pigment name, the manufacturer is indicating that it's a mixed color that approximates the color of the pigment being named. So, if you pick up a pastel named "cadmium red hue," you hold a pastel made of a mix of pigments that looks like cadmium red but doesn't contain cadmium pigments.
- Permanent: Some pigments are beautiful but fade easily. If permanent follows the name, you're looking at a mix that approximates the color of the pigment named but won't fade like the imitated pigment.
- Shade: If this word follows a pigment name, the manufacturer has added black to the color. But you can't assume that white has been added to the color if the word light follows a pigment name.
- Pure: In this case, the word pure indicates an original pigment free of black or white, but this purity doesn't mean these colors are necessarily the brightest versions of colors on the color wheel.
If you trust the manufacturer, you can usually trust its mixed colors. However, if you find an entire line of pastels with color names that sound like they came from a kid's crayon box, the quality may not be as high as you like.
Some manufacturers, such as Rembrandt and Winsor and Newton, help you identify different pigment mixes through numeric systems that indicate whether a pastel color is pure or a light or dark mix. The numbers are different for every system, but a simple example is a scale numbering one to ten, with five assigned the brightest version of the color, the lower numbers assigned to the darker, duller colors, and the higher numbers assigned to the lighter colors.
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