Michael Harding Oil Paint - 605 Genuine Naples Yellow Light 40ml (Toxic)

Inorganic – Lead Antimoniate, in genuine versions, appears to have been used as a pigment since the 5th century B.C. and has been manufactured since the 1400s, becoming one of the most relied-upon colors and in constant demand. I’m one of just a few colourmen left who continues to make the genuine article and not the modern alternative. Michael Harding does so because its vivid, dense, almost primrose yellow cannot be mimicked, as portraitists and figure painters will attest. It’s more powerful and yet more muted than its equivalents among the Cadmium range, and its handling characteristics are incomparable. Because it tends to react when parsed with steel rollers, to this day I still grind it with stone. Genuine Naples Yellow is incredible—one of Michael Harding's best sellers.

Color Index: PY41

Drying Time: Very Fast

Transparency: Opaque

Lightfastness: Excellent

Oil Content: Very Low

Tint Power: Average

Toxicity: Toxic

ASTM D-4236

Prop 65: Yes

Vegan: Yes