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Paints Composition
Professional manufacturers usually provide all the necessary information about the paints they produce. If you're interested in finding out the characteristics of a paint, search for the catalog online.
Each paint will have the following parameters:
Name
Catalog number
Ingredients
Transparency
Lightfastness
Name:
Names can vary significantly between brands. They might be quite confusing. I don't recommend relying on them to make a purchasing decision.
Catalog number:
This is just a marking within a specific paint line. Different companies use different sequential numbers. It's very helpful to write down the paint's number and brand you bought to purchase the same number (or avoid buying it) next time.
So, what is important to pay attention to?
It is crucial to check the paint's composition.
The names of pigments will tell you who they are and what they are. For example, pigments starting with
PY... are yellow pigments.
PR... - red
PB... - blue
PG - green
PV - violet
PBk - black
PW - white
PBr - brown
Attention!
Some paints contain only one pigment, while others have multiple pigments mixed in to achieve a specific shade. If you get used to paying attention to the components of the paint, over time, you will learn to mix similar shades on your own and avoid muddiness in mixtures. (Ask yourself why? And if you can't find the answer, read the article...)
Paints also have information about lightfastness and transparency, but we will talk about that in next articles.
Stay tuned :)
Summary
Try to remember the information about the paint; it will make it easier for you to explore the different options out there in the market.
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