Watercolor friends! So I know Opera Pink is super fugitive which is why I’ve never bought a tube. I don’t even want to be tempted.
Until now, when a tube is here, in my hands, and oh wow this is a really fun color!
So my question is, the fugitive-ness only matters if I’m hanging it up, yes? If I limit it to my copious sketchbook habit, it won’t matter? Because so little light will ever hit that page, right?
@hollie To the best of my knowledge, having worked in a museum for over a decade and with conservators a few times... it depends?
Some pigments are inherently unstable and will degrade over time without significant UV exposure. But that's the usual culprit when it comes to fugitivity. You're *probably* fine, unless you hope your art will last a thousand years :)
@hollie this video isn't about watercolors specifically, but it is about lightfastness in colored pencils. pink was absolutely the first pigment to fade, it did seem like storing the swatches in a drawer did make a significant difference in all the brands. personally i also tend to just digitally scan things as soon as i am able.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAN7o0vQjUc
here are the results just on their own in case you're curious about that too:
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