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Phthalocyanine Green - Michael Harding
Oil ColourPG7
PG7

Phthalocyanine Green

No. 213 · Series 2 · 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L

Organic - Copper Phthalocyanine Green probably ties with Phthalo Blue and Deep Purple as the strongest pigment in the range. Atomic Tint Power, add it with great care! Ferocious acidy blue-green hues and blue undertones come to prominence in mixes with yellows. In common with the Blue, it displays, on curing and when used virtually unmixed, a certain tendency to show surface bronzing. The ruination of many a student’s work, use with great caution! Always check in a good light as it can silently destroy a painting till seen in a true light when it is too late! This colour, otherwise known as the embalmer, has been the ruination of many a student's work as it tends to invisibly leach into all other colours on the palette till one stands back and sees in a good light what has happened, caution!

Technical Summary

Phthalocyanine Green is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PG7 (Organic).

It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, fast drying time, high tinting strength.

It is ground in linseed oil with high oil content.

Code
No. 213
Series
Series 2
Pigment Index
PG7
Pigment Type
Organic
Oil / Vehicle
Linseed Oil
Sizes
40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
Lightfastness
Excellent
Opacity
Transparent
Drying
Fast
Oil Content
High
Tint Power
High
Toxicity
Non-Toxic
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Phthalocyanine Green behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 6.86 · a -8.44 · b -10.91
3.58B 0.7/3.5

Phthalocyanine Green straight from the tube.

Undertone
#83e8d9

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#03a275

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#027754

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#004b2c

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#47d5bc

A thin transparent film over white.

Mix with Phthalocyanine Green

Popular combinations

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Phthalocyanine Green: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Phthalocyanine Green?

Phthalocyanine Green is made with PG7.

Is Phthalocyanine Green a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Phthalocyanine Green uses a single pigment (PG7), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Phthalocyanine Green transparent or opaque?

Phthalocyanine Green is transparent.

Is Phthalocyanine Green lightfast?

Phthalocyanine Green has excellent lightfastness.

Is Phthalocyanine Green vegan?

Yes. Phthalocyanine Green contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.

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