PY110 Isoindolinone Yellow
Isoindolinone.
21 tubes from 8 of 24 paint lines contain PY110. 5 are made from PY110 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Medium
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly transparent.
About PY110
History
Isoindolinone yellow is a later 20th-century synthetic pigment.
In mixes
A deep, warm, transparent yellow-orange, very lightfast, good for glazes.
Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.
Purest PY110, by brand
The best single-pigment PY110 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Cobra Indian YellowLF I · Transparent
- M. Graham Indian YellowSeries 4 · LF I · Transparent
- Rembrandt Stil de Grain YellowSeries 3 · LF I · Transparent
- Holbein Isoindolinone YellowLF not rated
- Van Gogh Indian YellowSeries 2 · LF I · Transparent · student grade
Not sold here by: Grumbacher, Williamsburg, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Old Holland, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Art Creation, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Art Spectrum, Langridge, Blockx, Maimeri Puro, Vasari.
Made from PY110 alone
Mixtures that contain PY110
Brands: Cobra, Holbein, M. Graham, Schmincke Mussini, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, W&N Artists', W&N Artisan.