Grumbacher Academy Watercolor Paints

Country: USA 🇺🇸
Number of watercolors: 60 colors
Number of single pigment colors: 23 colors
Honey or not honey?: No
Vegan or not?: Vegan except for: colors containing PBk9 – Cerulean Blue Hue, Davy’s Grey, Hooker’s Green Light Hue, and Ivory Black.

Official website: Grumbacher Academy webpage
Color Chart (PDF): None available
Buy: Amazon USA

Information from their website: “A collegiate line of 60 watercolor paints at an affordable price. Only finely ground pigments are used in making this smooth, rich paint. Either straight from the tube or when mixed with white, strokes and washes are vibrant and luminescent. All colors conform to ASTM D 4236 and are labeled AP. Made in the USA.”

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Keys
Staining levels: non-staining, low staining, Medium staining, high staining
Granulation: NG = non-granulating, G = Granulating
Transparency: transparent, semi-transparent, semi-opaque, opaque

Pigment(s)Paint NameHueBrandColorBuyVideoSwatchLightStainGranu.Transp.Vegan
PR83Alizarin Crimson–Grumbacher Academy––1/4 StainNG–V
PV19Thalo Red–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PR170, PY42, PR101Cadmium Red Deep HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PR149, PR178, PR166Cadmium Red Medium HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PV19Thalo Crimson–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PV19Carmine HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PR83Rose Madder Hue–Grumbacher Academy––1/4 StainNG–V
PR170, PR188Grumbacher Red–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY97, PY65, PR178, PR188Cadmium Red Light HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PR107, PO36Scarlet Lake–Grumbacher Academy––3/4 NonNGV
PR149, PR166, PR170Geranium Lake–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PY65, PR188Vermilion HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PY65, PR209, PY150Alizarin Orange–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PY65, PY138, PO62, PR188Cadmium Orange HueHueGrumbacher Academy––3/4 NonNG–V
PY65, PY3Cadmium Yellow Deep HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY65Indian Yellow HueHueGrumbacher Academy––3/4 NonNG–V
PY65, PY3Cadmium Yellow Med. HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY65, PY3Golden Yellow–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY65, PY97Cadmium Yellow Pale HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY3Lemon Yellow–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY3, PY65, PBr7, PG7Olive Green HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PG36, PY3Thalo Yellow Green–Grumbacher Academy––3/4 StainNG–V
PY3, PG36Permanent Green Light–Grumbacher Academy––3/4 NonNG–V
PG36, PY97, PY65, PBk6Hooker’s Green Light HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PG17Chromium Oxide Green–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PO48, PY150, PB15:4, PG7Sap GreenHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PB15:4, PG36, PY97, PBk6, PY65Hooker’s Green Deep HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PBr7, PG18Green Earth HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PG7Thalo Green (BS)–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PG7, PY3Emerald Green–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PG18, PG7ViridianHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PB15:4, PG7Turquoise–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PB36Manganesium Green–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonG–V
PB15:4Thalo Blue–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PB15:4, PB29, PBk9, PW4Cerulean Blue HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–No
PB29Ultramarine Blue–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PB29Cobalt Blue HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PB27Prussian Blue–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PV19, PV29Thio Violet–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PV23, PB15:4Violet–Grumbacher Academy––3/4 StainNG–V
PV23Mauve–Grumbacher Academy––3/4 StainNG–V
PB29, PB19, PBk7Indigo HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PB15:4, PB29, PBk6Payne’s Gray–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PB15:4, PBk9, PBr7, PB29Davy’s Gray–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–No
PBk6Charcoal Gray–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PBk6Lamp Black–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PBk9Ivory Black–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–No
PBr7, PY42, PBk6Sepia HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PBr7, PBr7, PBk9Vandycke Brown HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–No
PBr7Burnt Umber–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PBr7, PBr7, PY42Raw Umber HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PR101, PY43Indian Red HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PR179Perylene Maroon–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 StainNG–V
PR101, PY43Light Red HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PBr7Burnt Sienna–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PBr7, PY42Raw Sienna–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY42Yellow Ochre Hue–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY65, PY138, PO62Gamboge HueHueGrumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V
PY3, PBr7, PR178, PW6Naples Yellow HueHueGrumbacher Academy––3/4 NonNG–V
PW6:1Chinese White–Grumbacher Academy––4/4 NonNG–V

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