Fantasy paint league

[robertsloan2]

I'd like to see them use the descriptions Daniel Smith does on the whole huge range of available pigments.

I don't mind seeing Hues, but want those described in terms of all their working properties. IE none of the Cadmium Hues are ever as opaque and aggressive as real Cadmiums, so depending on whether I want "that color" or "those properties" I'll use Cadmiums or not.

I want the description of each paint as detailed as possible, so I can put together a "glazing" range, a "staining" range, an "opaque" range and "transparent" range in what I'm doing.

I want quality binders and formulas that work consistently across all the types of paint. I want high pigment load and am willing to pay more for the more expensive pigments, if I'm going to be cheap I'll stick to Series I colors. I want lightfastness accurately labeled and tested in the actual product rather than just in the pigment's rating since it can be chemically affected by the binder.

[Termini.]

The other thing that I would be interested in with regard to a paint line is price. Over the years I have had opportunity to purchase raw materials and make paint, as well as many other things. The thing that strikes me is the markup. When things are obtained in bulk, the prices a generally very economical. There is the added cost of the manufacturing process, tubes, packaging, shipping, etc, and that is understandable. However, some paints are marked up so high, that it defies reason. This is where the marketing is crucial for such manufacturers. I don't have a problem with manufacturers earning a profit, but when something is nine times the cost of the raw materials, something is askew. Therefore I would like to see paint priced more reasonably.

[Einion]

Note: I'd like to keep posts in this thread to the original subject as much as possible please and not have a lot of sideline discussions about related or tangential issues. Feel free anyone to start new threads on anything interesting that crops up.

Alex, I've split your last post off to a new thread as it's a subject worth its own discussion.

Jim, excessive profit or markups are also something worth going into. Maybe a good subject for a thread in Oil Painting given the degree to which this occurs in that medium?

Einion

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[Bravethomas]

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