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Lightfastness+++=at least 100 years lightfast undermuseum conditions, 6
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(4colours)the lightfastnesshasbeen testedaccording to the aStmnormD4303.thecoloursillustratedcorrespondwiththerealcoloursasmuchaspossible.
the4fluorescentcoloursarehighlysuitedfordecorativepur-poses.thelightfastnessofthesecolours,however,ismoderateand we therefore recommend that you store your art in whichthesecolourshavebeenusedinthedarkorinfolders.
opacity/transparencyDependingonthetypeofpigmentacolouriseither(semi-)trans-parentor(semi-)opaque.thesymbolsareexplainedasfollows:
=semi-transparent(4colours)=semi-opaque(6colours)
DeColourindexthepigmentsusedinamsterdamacrylicsareindicatedaccordingtotheColourindex.theColourindexisasystemappliedinter-nationallyforpigmentsandcolouringagentsusedinalltypesofpaint(thusincludingartists’colours).thesystemisbasedonanumberandnamerelatingtothechemicalstructure.theColourindexwasoriginallydevelopedintheU.S.a.whichiswhythedes-criptionsofthechemicalclassesaregiveninEnglish.themea-ningoftheabbreviationsisasfollows:
PW =pigmentwhite Py =pigmentyellowPo =pigmentorange PR =pigmentredPb =pigmentblue PV =pigmentvioletPG =pigmentgreen Pbr=pigmentbrownPbk=pigmentblack
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=bottle500ml(3colours)
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+++ 800 PW6/PW15/PW20/PBk11Silver
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theapplicationsofamsterdamSpecialties
Discover the numerous possibilities with the metallics and
fluorescent (reflex) colours of amsterdam Specialties. the
Specialtiesofferyouunlimitedopportunities,bothinmixtures
witheachotheraswellasinmixtureswithoneofthe70colours
oftheamsterdamStandardSeries.
n.b.:itisnotpossibletoreproduceacorrectrepresentation
ofthetechniquesshown,astheuseofprinter’sinksimposes
restrictionsontheexactreproduction.
+++ 811 PW20/PR101 Bronze
o 256 Reflex yellow
o 672 Reflex green
o 384 Reflex rose
o 257 Reflex orange
+++ 803 PW6/PW20/PR101Dark gold
+++ 802 PW6/PW20/PR101Light gold
+++ 815 PW6/PW15/PW20/PBk11 Pewter
+++ 805 PW6/PW20/PR101Copper
INSPIRED BY AMSTERDAM
SPECIALTIES
+++ 800 PW6/PW15/PW20/PBk11Silver
Lightgold(802)withPyrrolered(315)
Copper(805)withReflexrose(384)andbronze(811)
Deepgold(803)onnaphtholredmedium(396).Lettersappliedwithamsterdamdosingnozzle
bronze(811)withPyrrolered(315)
Pewter(815)withLampblack(702)
Silver(800)withCobaltblueultramarine(512)
Reflexgreen(672)withazoyellowmedium(269)
Reflexrose(384)withUltramarine(504)
Reflexorange(257)withReflexyellow(256)
Reflexyellow(256)withLightgold(802)
