Experience radiant warmth and modern brilliance with Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint - Permanent Red (Colour No. 361, Series 3). This cadmium-free, semi-opaque red offers a contemporary alternative to traditional Cadmium Red, delivering the same rich vibrancy and coverage with lightfast organic pigments that are safer and environmentally friendly. Perfect for floral work, expressive abstracts, and portrait details, it combines high chroma with smooth handling for bold, luminous results.
Formulated with Disazo Condensation and Benzimidazolone pigments (PR242, PO62), this shade provides good lightfastness, excellent opacity control, and a balanced warm-red tone that sits beautifully between vermilion and scarlet. Its clean, bright hue maintains clarity in both diluted washes and concentrated layers, making it an essential mixer for natural skin tones, coral accents, and vibrant oranges.
Each Horadam Aquarell paint is bound with the finest Kordofan Gum Arabic, sourced from the southern Sahara and meticulously batch-tested to ensure exceptional stability, resolubility, and pigment performance. Once dry on the palette, it rewets effortlessly, retaining its buttery texture and strong colour integrity.
With over 150 professional colours available in 5ml, 15ml, Half Pan, and Full Pan formats (sold separately), and 95 single-pigment hues for clean, predictable mixing, Schmincke Horadam Aquarell continues to set the standard for professional-grade watercolours.
Permanent Red (Series 3) is a vibrant, semi-opaque warm red offering brilliant luminosity, strong tinting strength, and lasting stability a perfect cadmium-free choice for artists seeking purity, power, and performance in their palette.
