Art Spectrum® Crismon Soft Round Pastel shades.
Art Spectrum® Crimson is a strong, bright red with a touch of blue. It was originally made using the dye produced by the kermes virmilio, a scale insect which feeds on the sap of the kermes oak. The etymology of the name is interesting also, coming from the Arabic qirmiz (or ‘red’), and earlier still from the Sanskrit krmi-jã (or ‘worm-made’).
The stronger shades of “P” & “T” pastels are made from Ultramarine Red and Naphthol Carbamide, a strong bluish red, unlike the lighter shades which are based on Quinacridone violet. Did you know that crimson is the colour of the trousers worn by The King’s Royal Hussars, fondly known as the “cherrypickers”?
 Crimson 512P |
PV15; PR170 |
 Crimson 512T |
PV15; PR170 |
 Crimson 512V |
PW6, PV19 |
 Crimson 512X |
PW6, PV19 |
