Opera Rose
Pigment HistoryPR122—Synthetic organic - quinacridone, discovered 1935, commercialised 1958. Pure 20th-century chemistry - quinacridones let modern painters achieve the vivid pinks and magentas that were simply impossible before, with full lightfastness. A permanent, transparent magenta that rewrote what artists could do with pinks and violets.
Opera Rose is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PR122.
It is semi-transparent, good lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W220
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PR122
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Good
- Transparency
- Semi-Transparent
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Medium
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Opera Rose 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.
Opera Rose straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
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What pigment is used in Opera Rose?
Opera Rose is made with PR122.
Is Opera Rose a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Opera Rose uses a single pigment (PR122), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Opera Rose transparent or opaque?
Opera Rose is semi-transparent.
Is Opera Rose lightfast?
Opera Rose has good lightfastness.
Does Opera Rose granulate?
In watercolour, Opera Rose is granulating.
Does Opera Rose stain the paper?
Opera Rose has medium staining power.
Is Opera Rose vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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