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Gold (Powdered)

PM3

Alternate Names

Metallic Gold

Gold dust

Pigment Description

Sometimes it's best to paint the look of gold (painting reflected light and figuring out the shine) and other times you really want gold pigment. For those times, this is metallic gold.

Resources

PM3 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com

Stats

Lightfastness

Excellent

Transparency

Opaque

Toxicity

Lower Concern

Treat all pigments and paints with studio safety protocols.

Chemical Name

Gold

with PM3 (Gold (Powdered))

No single-pigment Oil found with PM3

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