Hollie<p>For those curious about PO49 (⬆️), it's Pigment Orange 49, a beautiful quinacridone that made stunning yellow golds, including a famous Daniel Smith color called Quinacridone Gold (which is still made, but is now a mix of other pigments). </p><p>The automotive industry is the primary buyer of pigments (the art industry only a small fraction), and they decided not to use it anymore, which means we all lost out! (Hey bicyclists, this is how to radicalize your artist friends!)</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watercolor</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/pigments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigments</span></a></p>