Country: USA ๐บ๐ธ
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, Davyโs Grey, Hookerโs 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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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 Name | Hue | Brand | Color | Buy | Video | Swatch | Light | Stain | Granu. | Transp. | Vegan |
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PR83 | Alizarin Crimson | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 1/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PV19 | Thalo Red | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR170, PY42, PR101 | Cadmium Red Deep Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR149, PR178, PR166 | Cadmium Red Medium Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PV19 | Thalo Crimson | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PV19 | Carmine Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR83 | Rose Madder Hue | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 1/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR170, PR188 | Grumbacher Red | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY97, PY65, PR178, PR188 | Cadmium Red Light Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR107, PO36 | Scarlet Lake | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | V | ||
PR149, PR166, PR170 | Geranium Lake | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PR188 | Vermilion Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PR209, PY150 | Alizarin Orange | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PY138, PO62, PR188 | Cadmium Orange Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PY3 | Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65 | Indian Yellow Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PY3 | Cadmium Yellow Med. Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PY3 | Golden Yellow | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PY97 | Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY3 | Lemon Yellow | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY3, PY65, PBr7, PG7 | Olive Green Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PG36, PY3 | Thalo Yellow Green | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY3, PG36 | Permanent Green Light | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PG36, PY97, PY65, PBk6 | Hookerโs Green Light Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PG17 | Chromium Oxide Green | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PO48, PY150, PB15:4, PG7 | Sap Green | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB15:4, PG36, PY97, PBk6, PY65 | Hooker’s Green Deep Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBr7, PG18 | Green Earth Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PG7 | Thalo Green (BS) | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PG7, PY3 | Emerald Green | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PG18, PG7 | Viridian | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB15:4, PG7 | Turquoise | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB36 | Manganesium Green | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | G | – | V | |
PB15:4 | Thalo Blue | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB15:4, PB29, PBk9, PW4 | Cerulean Blue Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | No | |
PB29 | Ultramarine Blue | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB29 | Cobalt Blue Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB27 | Prussian Blue | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PV19, PV29 | Thio Violet | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PV23, PB15:4 | Violet | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PV23 | Mauve | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB29, PB19, PBk7 | Indigo Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB15:4, PB29, PBk6 | Payneโs Gray | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PB15:4, PBk9, PBr7, PB29 | Davyโs Gray | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | No | |
PBk6 | Charcoal Gray | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBk6 | Lamp Black | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBk9 | Ivory Black | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | No | |
PBr7, PY42, PBk6 | Sepia Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBr7, PBr7, PBk9 | Vandycke Brown Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | No | |
PBr7 | Burnt Umber | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBr7, PBr7, PY42 | Raw Umber Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR101, PY43 | Indian Red Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR179 | Perylene Maroon | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PR101, PY43 | Light Red Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBr7 | Burnt Sienna | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PBr7, PY42 | Raw Sienna | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY42 | Yellow Ochre Hue | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY65, PY138, PO62 | Gamboge Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PY3, PBr7, PR178, PW6 | Naples Yellow Hue | Hue | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 3/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V | |
PW6:1 | Chinese White | – | Grumbacher Academy | ![]() | – | – | 4/4 | ![]() | NG | – | V |
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