Discover the timeless beauty of Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint - Permanent Carmine (Colour No. 353, Series 3). This deep, warm red offers a modern, lightfast alternative to traditional cochineal-based carmine, preserving the classic richness and elegance of this historic colour while ensuring professional permanence and consistency. Perfect for floral work, portraits, and expressive glazing, it delivers a captivating intensity and smooth transparency in every layer.
Formulated with Quinacridone Red (PV19), this pigment provides semi-opaque coverage, excellent lightfastness, and superior colour depth, allowing artists to achieve everything from delicate crimson washes to bold, saturated reds. Its balanced formulation offers strong tinting power, smooth gradation, and impeccable handling for both wet-on-wet and controlled detail work.
Each Horadam Aquarell paint is bound with the finest Kordofan Gum Arabic, sourced from the southern Sahara and rigorously batch-tested to guarantee optimum resolubility, pigment stability, and even flow. Once dry on the palette, it rewets effortlessly, maintaining its creamy texture and luminous brilliance.
With over 150 professional colours available in 5ml, 15ml, Half Pan, and Full Pan formats (sold separately), and 95 single-pigment hues designed for clean and reliable mixing, Schmincke Horadam Aquarell continues to define excellence in artist-grade watercolours.
Permanent Carmine (Series 3) is a deep, semi-opaque crimson red offering modern lightfastness, classic warmth, and exceptional richness, making it an essential pigment for artists seeking both tradition and reliability in their watercolour palette.
