Viridian Green, PG 18

Hydrated Chromium Oxide: Brilliant, Transparent Green

A staple of the Impressionist palette and a modern masterpiece of color science, Viridian is an essential, cool-toned transparent green that no professional landscape or botanical kit should be without. Technically a hydrated chromium sesquioxide, this pigment is prized for its deep, luminous emerald hue and its unparalleled stability. Unlike its opaque cousins, Viridian is the "king of glazing," allowing light to pass through delicate layers of paint to create a vibrant, atmospheric depth that mimics the natural glow of sunlight through foliage. When used at full strength, it offers a rich, cool forest green; when mixed with warm yellows or earth tones, it produces an infinite range of naturalistic "living" greens. Exceptionally lightfast and chemically permanent, our Viridian ensures your work remains as brilliant and true as the day it was painted. Whether you are capturing the cool shadows of a pine grove or the delicate veins of a botanical specimen, Viridian provides a sophisticated, mixing-ready base that commercial synthetic greens simply cannot replicate.

• Chemical Formula: Cr2O3
• Lightfastness - thinned: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best)
• Lightfastness - medium: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best)
• Lightfastness - concentrated: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best)
• Suitability: Acrylics, Cement / Tadelakt, Lime / Fresco, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache