{"id":1428474,"date":"2021-07-16T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T13:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=1428474"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:51:35","slug":"daniel-smith-address-lightfastness-and-pigment-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/16\/daniel-smith-address-lightfastness-and-pigment-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Smith Address Lightfastness and Pigment Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has recently been a lot of conversation on social media regarding what pigments are used to make Daniel Smith Primatek colour and the levels of lightfastness their colours possess, so we decided to speak directly to Daniel Smith and allow them to respond and set the record straight.<\/p>\n

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Paint milling at Daniel Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We wrote:<\/p>\n

“We have seen online tests conducted on lightfastness ratings and pigment content of Primatek paints, and we understand that modifications may need to be carried out on mineral paints in order to guarantee consistency of colour from batch to batch, tube to tube. However we also are concerned that the integrity of the Daniel Smith brand could be undermined if customers feel at all misled.”<\/p>\n

Daniel Smith addressed the two issues of lightfastness and pigment content separately.<\/p>\n

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A selection of PrimaTek brush-outs with their corresponding minerals represented.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Are Daniel Smith Watercolours Fully Lightfast?<\/h2>\n

Daniel Smith Chief Chemist Ronald W Harmon made this statement with regard to lightfastness ratings:<\/p>\n

“ASTM is the American Standard of Testing Methods International. Member 31 years.<\/p>\n

ASTM sets the standards by which paint is tested for lightfastness.<\/p>\n

ASTM sets the tests and methods by which a product is tested. They leave the testing up to the manufacturer\/industry.<\/p>\n

Whether a paint will be a I, II, III or IV (ASTM D 4303 Lightfastness Specification) is determined by the pigment used in making it. This is especially true in watercolours. It is not possible, within the production of a watercolor, to make a fugitive color lightfast or a lightfast colour fugitive, or any combination of the Lightfastness I, II, III or IV (ASTM D 4303 Lightfastness Specification).<\/p>\n

I start by purchasing pigment that is of the highest Lightfastness. I then test the material on our Xenon-fadeometer to assure the lightfastness that is listed by the manufacturer matches the lightfastness of our own test. I will not use any pigment that does not conform to our standards of Lightfastness. When I am assured that the lightfastness listed by the manufacturer and that of my own tests match, paint production begins.<\/p>\n

There are only a handful of companies that own their own. Daniel Smith has one to assure we provide the best possible product.<\/p>\n

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Xenon Fadeometer – used to test weathering and light fastness properties.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If a material is not listed in the ASTM manual, then Daniel Smith lists it as NR \u2013 not rated. ASTM D 5067 for watercolors does not list all pigments used in industry. However, ASTM sets up the testing methods that I use in my laboratory. All our watercolors are permanent, having a Lightfast category of I or II, per ASTM D 4303, ASTM D 4286, and ASTM D 5067, except for Alizarin Crimson and Opera Pink Watercolors both having a Lightfast category of IV.<\/p>\n

Not all pigment, while they may have the same color index name, are the same. To truly assure lightfastness a Xenon-fadeometer must be used. For example, Anthraquinoid Red is listed as a Lightfastness of III per the ASTM D 5067 Lightfastness Specification. However, the manufacturer of our Anthraquinoid Red has this as a Blue Wool test of 8 (Blue Wool 8 is considered Permanent or Lightfast and equates to ASTM D 5067 Lightfastness I). Please see manufacturer information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My test with our Xenon-fadeometer confirms Anthraquinoid Red from this pigment manufacturer is indeed Lightfastness I. I personally test every color that we sell with our Xenon-fadeometer.”<\/p>\n

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A photospectrometer, also called a spectrophotometer, is a device that measures light intensity in different parts of the spectrum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Do Primatek Watercolours Contain Synthetic Pigments?<\/h2>\n

The following response was made by John Cogley, owner of Daniel Smith:<\/p>\n

“There has been a statement made that DANIEL SMITH PrimaTek watercolors are made from synthetic material.\u00a0 Let me answer this.<\/p>\n

Daniel Smith PrimaTek Watercolors ARE made using natural minerals.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>These minerals are sourced by Bruce Wood, our on staff Geologist.\u00a0 Each and every color in the PrimaTek line is made with the corresponding mineral listed on the label.<\/p>\n

The label says Genuine.\u00a0 It IS<\/strong> genuine.\u00a0 It does not say 100% mineral only.\u00a0 This is NOT possible.\u00a0 \u00a0The majority of any watercolor is a gum arabic solution, without which, you would not have a watercolor paint.<\/p>\n

The way this is tested is by gas chromatography not looking through a microscope or polarized microscope.<\/p>\n

The minerals we use in production are mineral massive \u2013 they are not mineral specimens.\u00a0 As such there are other elements in association with them \u2013 mica, quartz etc.\u00a0 This is the nature of a mineral massive.\u00a0 Minerals can change their constituency by their placement both vertically or horizontally in\/on the earth and by what other elements they are associated with.\u00a0 In production we use the majority of the mineral massive and the elements in association with them.<\/p>\n

Each PrimaTek mineral is different and is sourced from all over the world.\u00a0 There are some colors that, in our manufacturing process, are altered to assure the paint color is exactly as the tube before it.\u00a0 Not all mineral paint would be consistent without this step.\u00a0 Minerals are NOT consistent, it is their nature.\u00a0 This is a manufacturing process that is private and will not be shared. It DOES NOT take away that every single color is made with real mineral.<\/p>\n

Daniel Smith PrimaTek ARE made using minerals.<\/strong> ”<\/p>\n

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A selection of minerals used in the manufacture of Daniel Smith Primatek watercolours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Edit: Since the publication of this article we have received a number of responses expressing dissatisfaction at the statements made by Daniel Smith, via the comments below. We have invited Daniel Smith to respond to these comments, and asked them if they could update their colour charts to provide further information on the pigments used to make Primatek colours. We await their response. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Click here to view a pdf of Daniel Smith’s How We Make Paint<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Daniel Smith paints at Jacksonsart.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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