New Cadmium Free Cadmium Yellow Light and Medium Matisse Structure Acrylic
Introducing the New Cadmium Free Cadmium Yellow Light and Medium in 75ml Matisse Structure Acrylic.
Newly introduced to the Matisse Structure Acrylic range are the exciting Cadmium free colours, Cadmium Yellow Light and Cadmium Yellow Medium.
In creating these new colours, Matisse Derivan wanted to address the concerns of artists who want to be able to employ the benefits of cadmium colours – tonal strength and brilliance, colouring ability, opacity, and longevity, whilst remaining completely free from exposure to dangerous heavy metals.
Many years ago, Matisse researched the pigments used in the current Matisse Cadmium colours to provide the safest possible true Cadmium pigments for artists. These pigments are sourced and washed with acid to remove all bio-available Cadmium and other heavy metals during their manufacturing process. This produces the safest cadmium colours available on the market and they continue to be in use within their product range to this day. Matisse cadmium colours are safe for artists who use best practices (washing hands before they eat, not spray applying colours – in short not ingesting or inhaling their materials!)
However, there was also a growing call from artists whose practice requires intimate contact with their materials, who required the removal of heavy metals from their paint. To that end, Matisse have collaborated with their suppliers to test alternative Cadmium free options whilst trying to maintain the unique Cadmium signatures mentioned earlier, that are so valued by artists.
The result has been two outstanding Cadmium Free colours that are as close as possible to the characteristics of the original Cadmium Yellow variants, whilst offering artists a true and safe alternative.
Colour Mixing with Cadmium Free Yellow Light.
Cadmium Yellow Light has a colour close to that of primary yellow and helps mix a wide range of colours. The natural world is full of ochre and brown colours, and greens are everywhere, from dull dark olive greens to light yellowy greens where the sun brushes across foliage. Cadmium Yellow Light is the ideal yellow for working with this wide colour suite ranging from earth tones to the brightest light greens.
Cadmium Free Yellow Light Tint Scale (mixed with Titanium white)
Cadmium Free Yellow Light Gray Scale (mixed with Titanium white & Mars Black)
Cadmium Free Yellow Light Shade Scale (mixed with Mars Black)
Colour Mixing with Cadmium Free Yellow Medium.
Cadmium Yellow Medium is a yellow pigment that can be used to create a variety of hues. Ochre and brown colours are prevalent in nature, as are green hues ranging from dark olive greens to pale yellows where sunlight touches down. This yellow is suitable for working with a wide range of colours from earthy tones to the brightest yellow greens.
Cadmium Free Yellow Medium Tint Scale (mixed with Titanium white)
Cadmium Free Yellow Medium Gray Scale (mixed with Titanium white & Mars Black)
Cadmium Free Yellow Medium Shade Scale (mixed with Mars Black)
The traditional Cadmium colour range will continue as part of the carefully crafted Matisse Structure Acrylic colour range.
*Thank you to Matisse Derivan for the content sourced for this blog article.
