Greenleaf & Blueberry Professional Handmade Watercolors - Overview of Pigments
This chart is designed to provide you with an overview of the pigments that we offer: how they look, how they handle and behave, and how they compare to one another. Handling ratings are subjective, and you can discern many of them by reading the swatches (for more information on how to do that, click here). Scroll to the bottom for key/ratings descriptions. Download PDF file of this chart here.
Swatches painted onto Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper 140 lb.
 N/A Series 4 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ S ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:R C:3 F:1 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Potter's Pink PR233 Series 9 ☼ 5 Hi ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:R C:3 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Quinacridone Magenta PV19 Series 6 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ Y H:R C:5 F:4 TS:4 TX:1 |
 French Red Ochre PR102 Series 1 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:R C:3 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 French Red Ochre Dark PR102 Series 4 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ Y ❖ Y ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:R C:3 F:2 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Moroccan Red Ochre PR102 Series 4 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:R C:3 F:3 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Icelandic Red Earth N/A Series 8 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ S ⧑ 4 ✦ N H:R C:3 F:3 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Pyrrole Red PR254 Series 3 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ S H:R C:5 F:1 TS:5 TX:1 |
 French Orange Ochre PY43 Series 1 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ S H:O C:3 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Benzimidazolone Orange PO36 Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ S H:O C:5 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Italian Yellow Ochre PY43 Series 1 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ S H:Y C:3 F:2 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Cypriot Limonite PY43 Series 3 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:Y C:3 F:1 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Quinoxalinedione Yellow PY213 Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ Y H:Y C:5 F:2 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Italian Green Earth PG23 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:G C:3 F:4 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Russian Green Earth PG23 Series 6 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:G C:3 F:3 TS:2 TX:1 |
 American Green Opalite N/A Series 6 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ S ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:G C:3 F:3 TS:2 TX:1 |
 French Celadonite PG23 Series 3 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ S ❖ S ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:G C:3 F:4 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Brazilian Fuchsite N/A Series ? ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:G C:3 F:3 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Chinese Malachite N/A Series 11 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:G C:4 F:2 TS:2 TX:2 |
 Potter's Green PG51 Series 7 ☼ 5 Hi ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:G C:4 F:2 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Phthalocyanine Green PG7 Series 3 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ Y H:G C:4 F:2 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Australian Vivianite N/A Series 10 ☼ 4 N ◐ 5 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ N H:B C:2 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Afghani Lapis Lazuli N/A Series 17 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:B C:5 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Chilean Lapis Lazuli N/A Series 14 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:B C:4 F:1 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Ultramarine Blue PB29 Series 3 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ N H:B C:5 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Kazakh Azurite N/A Series 13 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ Y ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:B C:3 F:3 TS:2 TX:2 |
 Verditer PB30 Series 10 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:B C:4 F:3 TS:2 TX:2 |
 Yucatán Mayan Blue N/A Series 8 ☼ 5 NHM ◐ 5 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ S H:B C:3 F:3 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Smalt PB32 Series 8 ☼ 5 Hi ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ N H:B C:3 F:3 TS:2 TX:2 |
 Phthalocyanine Cyan PB16 Series 4 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ Y H:B C:4 F:4 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Indanthrone Blue PB60 Series 4 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ S H:B C:4 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 YInMn Blue PB86 Series 16 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:B C:4 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Armenian Purple Ochre PR102 Series ? ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:P C:3 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Swiss Violet Earth N/A Series ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:P C:3 F:2 TS:2 TX:1 |
 American Violet Hematite PR102 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ Y ⧑ 4 ✦ S H:P C:3 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Ultramarine Purple PV15 Series 3 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ N H:P C:5 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Dioxazine Violet PV37 Series 3 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 4 ✦ Y H:P C:4 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Italian Brown Ochre PY43 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ Y H:Br C:2 F:2 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Italian Brown Earth PBr7 Series 3 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ Y ❖ Y ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:Br C:2 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 German Cassel Earth PBr8 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ S H:Br C:2 F:2 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Cosmic Meteorite N/A Series 12 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ S ⧑ 4 ✦ N H:Br C:2 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 South African Chromite N/A Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ Y ⧑ 4 ✦ S H:Br C:2 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Russian Shungite (Black Ochre) N/A Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ S H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Italian Black Earth PBk11 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ S ❖ S ⧑ 5 ✦ N H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Norwegian Magnetite N/A Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ S H:Bk C:1 F:5 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Vine Charcoal PBk8 Series 1 ☼ 5 NHM ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ Y H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:4 TX:1 |
 Cherry Pit Charcoal PBk8 Series 6 ☼ 5 NHM ◐ 5 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ S H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Peach Pit Charcoal PBk8 Series 5 ☼ 5 NHM ◐ 5 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ N H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Lamp Black PBk10 Series 4 ☼ 5 NHM ◐ 5 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ Y H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:5 TX:1 |
 Soot PBk7 Series 1 ☼ 5 NHM ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ Y H:Bk C:1 F:1 TS:5 TX:1 |
 French Grey Ochre N/A Series 3 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 5 ✦ S H:Gy C:1 F:2 TS:3 TX:1 |
 French Grey Earth N/A Series 4 ☼ 5 N ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:Gy C:1 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
 French Slate PBk19 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ N H:Gy C:1 F:2 TS:1 TX:1 |
 German Graphite PBk10 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ S H:Gy C:1 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Eggshell N/A Series 3 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ N H:W C:1 F:3 TS:2 TX:1 |
 Seashell N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ Y ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ N H:W C:1 F:2 TS:1 TX:1 |
 American Barite PW22 Series 2 ☼ 5 N ◐ 4 ⨳ S ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ N H:W C:1 F:4 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Titanium White PW6 Series 2 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 5 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ N H:W C:1 F:1 TS:3 TX:1 |
 Faux Pearl N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 1 ✦ N H:M C:1 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Faux Silver N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:M C:1 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Faux Brass N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:M C:3 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Faux Gold N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:M C:3 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Faux Copper N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 2 ✦ N H:M C:2 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
 Faux Bronze N/A Series 5 ☼ 5 Hy ◐ 4 ⨳ N ❖ N ⧑ 3 ✦ S H:M C:2 F:1 TS:1 TX:1 |
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Color Name/Pigment Name : What our colors are called is the same as the single pigment they contain. |
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Color Index Number : Universal pigment code. Refers to general chemistry, but not subtle variations of geology or origin. |
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☼ Lightfastness : 1- Fugitive, 5 - Very Lightfast |
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Pigment Type : N - Natural, Hi - Historical, NHM - Natural Human Made, HY - Hybrid |
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◐ Transparency : 1 - Very Opaque, 5 - Very Transparent |
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⨳ Granulation : N - No Granulation, S - Some Granulation, Y - Yes, It Granulates! |
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❖ Variegation : N - No Variegation, S - Some Variegation, Y - Yes, It Variegates! |
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⧑ Value Range : 1- No Range, 2 - Narrow Range, 3 - Moderate Range, 4 - Wide Range, 5 - Complete Range |
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✦ Staining : N - No, Does Not Stain, S - Some Staining, Y - Yes, It Stains! |
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Hue Category : R - Red, O - Orange, Y - Yellow, G - Green, B - Blue, P - Purple, Br - Brown, Bk - Black, W - White, M - Metallic |
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Chroma : 1 - Very Low Chroma, 5 - Very High Chroma |
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Flocculation : 1 - Very Dispersing, 5 - Very Flocculating |
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Tinting Strength : 1 - Very Weak Tinting Strength, 5 Very Strong Tinting Strength |
| Toxicity : 1 - No Known Toxicity, 2 - Handle With Some Care (Copper), 3 - Handle With Care & Keep Out Of Waterways (Cadmium, Cobalt), 4 - Handle With Great Care (Mercury), 5 - Use Extreme Caution! (Arsenic). We do not use pigments with a rating over 2. |
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