The pigment is well suited for aqueous techniques such as watercolor, egg tempera or casein. When used in acrylic, the addition of a wetting agent may be necessary. Its full luminosity unfolds this pigment in dispersion K 9. In dispersion K 52 or dispersion K 498 it is more translucent and less easy to process. In oil, a thorough rubbing of the paint is necessary. Typical for madder paint, it appears very dark and shows its special color depth only with translucent paint application.
