DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolor 15ml Tube, Duochrome Autumn Mystery | Artist Grade, Lightfast, Transparent

• DANIEL SMITH is the Innovative Manufacturer of Beautiful Watercolors for Artists Worldwide, and makes the largest range of watercolors of any manufacturer, more than 240 colors. The 240+ color collection includes the exciting PrimaTek watercolors made from minerals (like Amethyst) plus other unique colors (like Moonglow) not available elsewhere, and Luminescent Watercolors which allow artists to capture the luminescent colors that exist in nature that regular watercolors cannot capture!
• Duochrome Autumn Mystery is an earthy russet that shifts to a vibrant copper metallic. Duochrome Watercolors, part of the DANIEL SMITH Luminescent Watercolors collection, alternate between two distinct colors depending on the reflective light. Why choose Luminescent Watercolors? Because Nature has optical surprises in the colors that you see in birds’ feathers, insects, fish, and seashells, many flowers also have a pearly, dewy sheen to them. Consider the iridescence of a snail's trail or a silvery spider's web. Other things that also have a sparkle, or glow depending on the light, a silvery or golden moon, clouds aglow at sunset, rainbows, the sparkle of snow and ice, and glint of water reflections. Don’t forget the sheen of metals like pewter, copper, silver, and gold. There are also mythic subjects that are often thought of as having a special iridescence to them such as fairies, dragons, mermaids and other fantasy figures. DANIEL SMITH Luminescent Watercolors add that touch of special color found in nature that regular colors cannot match. They're made from mica pigment, thin transparent particles coated with highly reflective metal oxides. Luminescent Watercolors show best as glazes over darker colors and are excellent mixed with other colors adding a bit of their luminescent glow.
• Excellent Lightfastness, Transparent, Granulating, Non-staining
• PW 6
• Conforms to ASTM D4236

• Prepare Your Surface — Ensure your watercolor paper, canvas, or prepared surface is ready. For best results, use a cold-press watercolor paper with a good texture to hold the pigment.
• Activate the Paint — Lightly touch the DANIEL SMITH Duochrome Autumn Mystery paint with a clean, wet brush. The pure gum arabic binder will quickly rehydrate the pigment, making it ready for application.
• Apply and Layer — Apply the paint to your surface. Use it as a glaze over darker colors to enhance their depth or mix it with other watercolors to introduce subtle luminescent glows and metallic shifts.
• Observe the Shift — As your painting dries and under different lighting conditions, observe the unique color shift from russet to copper metallic. This effect adds a dynamic, eye-catching quality to your artwork.

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