Description
The brightest and lightest of the three shades of process Vermilion oil paint we sell.
Lightest meaning leaning towards orange rather than violet.
In masstone it is an almost neon, orange red. Almost comparable to a very deep cadmium orange in hue.
Beautiful and glowing. Opaque.
A good tinter, it has no problem in handling Titanium white and produces a wide range of pinkish tones with a peachy edge.
The former mercury mines on Monte Amiata in the south of Tuscany, Italy yielded high quality Cinnabar (natural vermilion). The Cinnabar stones were also found close to three towns on the slopes of the mountain: Abbadia San Salvatore, Arcidosso and Castel’azzara. The natural mineral material was used in the production of mercury but also ‘Process Vermilion’, a bright, pure red pigment.
The processing plant at Abbadia San Salvatore produced 26 unique shades of Vermilion. This shade is named after one of those villages.
Technical Overview
Pigment - PR106
Vehicle - Linseed Oil
Opacity - Opaque
Tint Power - Medium
Munsell - Hue 10 R - Value 5 - Chroma 14
