Quinaphthalone Yellow – Professional Handmade Watercolour Paint

Swatch Painted on: Bockingford, White, Rough, Mould Made, Acid Free, 300gsm Watercolour Paper

Also Known As: Quinaphthalone Yellow (PY138)

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Description

Quinaphthalone Yellow is a vibrant, luminous yellow watercolour pigment known for its excellent clarity and versatility. Offering a pure, slightly greenish-yellow hue, it is ideal for capturing sunlight, fresh foliage, and creating vivid highlights. This semi-transparent pigment excels in glazing techniques, maintaining a glowing intensity even in diluted washes, and mixes beautifully with blues to create fresh greens and with reds or oranges for warm, sunlit tones.

Quinaphthalone Yellow is prized for its vibrant tinting strength, allowing it to produce a wide range of natural greens, oranges, and neutral tones when mixed with earth pigments. Its high lightfastness ensures long-lasting brilliance, making it a reliable choice for professional, archival-quality artwork. This pigment is perfect for artists looking to infuse their work with warmth, light, and dynamic energy.

We Recommend

Use distilled water with our handmade watercolours to preserve the purity and vibrancy of each pigment.

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Jackman’s Professional Watercolours are designed for artists of all levels — from curious beginners to seasoned professionals who value quality and lightfast, artist-grade materials.

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