Description
- Quinacridone Red is a high performance, transparent pigment with an average drying time and uneven dispersal.
- It is another name for Quinacridone Violet (PV19) and Quinacridone Red (PR192).
- Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general.
- For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.
- Although quinacridone compounds became known in the late 19th century, methods of manufacturing so as to make them practical for use as commercial pigments did not begin until the 1950s.
- Quinacridone pigments were first developed as coatings for the automotive industry, but were quickly adopted by artists.