PR112 Naphthol Red AS-D
Naphthol.
21 tubes from 10 of 24 paint lines contain PR112. 12 are made from PR112 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Medium
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly semi-opaque.
About PR112
History
A naphthol red, one of a family of synthetic azo reds used widely in 20th-century paint.
In mixes
A bright, mid-red, semi-transparent. Cheaper than pyrroles and cadmiums, with good but not top-tier lightfastness, especially in tints.
Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.
Purest PR112, by brand
The best single-pigment PR112 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Langridge Naphthol RedSeries 3 · LF I · Semi-opaque
- Old Holland Scheveningen Red LightSeries B · LF I
- Art Spectrum Spectrum RedSeries 1 · LF II · Opaque
- Gamblin Naphthol RedLF II
- Grumbacher Grumbacher RedSeries 3 · LF II
- M. Graham Naphthol RedSeries 3 · LF II · Semi-opaque
- Williamsburg Fanchon RedSeries 4 · LF II · Semi-opaque
- Lukas 1862 Geranium LakeSeries 1 · LF II
- Da Vinci Naphthol RedLF not rated · Semi-transparent
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Holbein, Michael Harding, Rembrandt, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, W&N Griffin, Blockx, Maimeri Puro, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PR112 alone
PR112 with white added
Mixtures that contain PR112
Brands: Art Spectrum, Da Vinci, Gamblin, Georgian, Grumbacher, Langridge, Lukas 1862, M. Graham, Old Holland, Williamsburg.