Today we continue a six-part series on lightfastness, which is the resistance of various pigments and media to fading as a result of exposure to light. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
How long your prints will look good is called lightfastness, and it's a selling point for some printers (like, for example, the. From Wordnik.com. [PC World] Reference
For the next six posts, we're going to look at lightfastness. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
I find all of your post on lightfastness interesting and informative. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness and Alizarin Crimson] Reference
Unfortunately, paint manufacturer lightfastness ratings are not always trustworthy. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness in Pencils, Watercolors, and Oils] Reference
Steve and Charles, My take on it is that the pigment matters more than the medium when it comes to lightfastness. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness and Alizarin Crimson] Reference
There are a lot of great resources on the internet to learn more about the lightfastness of common art materials pigments. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
While still waiting for that wash to dry, I was mildly surprised by parts of what Wikipedia has to say about lightfastness. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness in Pencils, Watercolors, and Oils] Reference
An exhaustive analysis of the composition of each watercolor pigment from each of the manufactures, accompanied by swatches and lightfastness tests. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
The industry standards for lightfastness have been established by the American Society for Testing Materials ASTM, which does very rigorous testing. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
To wrap up our week with lightfastness, here are a few suggestions to be sure your art will last as long as possible without fading: 1. Buy paints that have ASTM ratings of II or I. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
Ever since I've always advocated finding out about the lightfastness ratings because coloured pencils used to be used by illustrators who of course had no concerns about how long a drawing would last!. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness in Pencils, Watercolors, and Oils] Reference
I started to take a very keen interest in lightfastness after seeing the CPSA blue wool test charts produced when they were trying to get the standard agreed - some of the colours had faded to nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness in Pencils, Watercolors, and Oils] Reference
Crimson/PR 83 they give the "ASTM lightfastness rating: N/L" BUT according to their "Composition and Permanence Terms Explained" section, this doesn't stand for "Not Lightfast," it stands for "Not Listed". From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness and Alizarin Crimson] Reference
James - I've got a LOT of information about the lightfastness standard for coloured pencils and the lightfastness of different brands of coloured pencils on my information site Coloured Pencils - Resources for Artists. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness in Pencils, Watercolors, and Oils] Reference
First, unless these non-disclosed reproductions are reproduced with pigmented inks that are lightfastness instead of dyes which can be fugitive, they could fade in the dark, though less quickly than if exposed to light. From Wordnik.com. [Acme Archives Selling Limited Edition Avatar Concept Art! « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Industry labeling practice is to include a lightfastness rating on the paint packaging, and painters should only use paints that have a lightfastness rating of I or II under the testing standards published the American Society of Testing and Materials now ASTM International. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness in Pencils, Watercolors, and Oils] Reference
I was always curious why colors like Alizarin Crimson have such a high lightfastness my gouache of Aliz. crimson and Spectrum violet are IV and V respectively Although my Acrylic version is a Liquixtex Alizarin Crimson Hue Permanent which has a lightfastness of I because it's made of Quinacridone, and the pigment's pretty much the same. From Wordnik.com. [Lightfastness and Alizarin Crimson] Reference
Second, after the reorganization of the dye industry in the 1730s, some petit teint colors were introduced into the Gobelins palette. reference Jean Hellot's treatise on dyeing suggests a reason why this might have been acceptable: Having worked out a theory of coloration, these colors could be made as good as bon teint colors. 10 reference While some new coloring processes probably did improve lightfastness, this was not always the case. From Wordnik.com. [The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe] Reference
The manufacturer also states that they have "superior lightfastness". From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
Xeikon's revolutionary QA-I toner achieves exceptional lightfastness ratings. From Wordnik.com. [Packaging and Converting ESSENTIALS] Reference
Epson estimates a lightfastness of over 100 years, you can rest assured that your prints will be around for generations. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
Additionally, ChromaLife100 prints, when created using Canon Photo Paper Pro or Photo Paper Plus Glossy, have up to 30-year lightfastness when displayed under glass. From Wordnik.com. [Wil's Ebay E-Store] Reference
The Color of Art: Pigments, a website that provides comprehensive pigment information on chemical composition, color description and long term effects of light, opacity, lightfastness, oil absorption and toxicity. From Wordnik.com. [Art & Perception] Reference
Compared with certain vegetable tanning materials, this sulfone-based synthetic organic tanning material has outstanding heat resistance and lightfastness properties and a pale, neutral color giving a brilliant dyeing. From Wordnik.com. [RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds] Reference
According to their literature, these hexagonal shaft cedar pencils have 3.8 mm leads, with high breaking strength (meaning, the leads don't easily break), and have excellent lightfastness, though I haven't had a chance to test that yet. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
Prints show no color shifting (metamerism), color layering or bronzing, and Epson's Ultrachrome K3 pigment inks have a predicted print lightfastness of up to 205 years under glass, but humidity, heat, and air contaminants could shorten that. From Wordnik.com. [Mac|Life all RSS Feed] Reference
Product Description: The HP no. 78 tri-color inkjet print cartridge provides outstanding plain-paper image quality, photo-image quality on special media, exceptional lightfastness, and the best combination of speed and print quality in any print mode. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
This research led me to eliminate some of my most cherished oil paints that are reputed to be of low toxicity: PV23-dioxane violet because of its imperfect lightfastness and PR209-quinacrinidone red because its pinkish red hue can shifts towards bluish. From Wordnik.com. [Art & Perception] Reference
After sorting through all these sites and doing some experimentation of my own, I’ve created a table with pigment information that ranks the most familiar pigments according to lightfastness, opacity, toxicity, drying time in oil and tinting strength. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-04-01] Reference
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