Daler Rowney Georgian Oil Colour, Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue, 38ml, Rich Golden Pigment, Buttery Texture & Strong Coverage

Volume: 38ml; Pigment: Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue; Opacity: high for strong coverage; Lightfastness: excellent for color permanence; Texture: buttery for controlled, even strokes; Drying: slow, which is great for blending and working wet-on-wet.

It’s excellent for glazing, underpainting, and subtle color transitions. The slow drying time lets you blend directly on the canvas to create soft edges and luminous skin tones or warm highlights in portraits and realistic scenes.

You can mix it with other primaries and earth tones to tune warmth. Pair with blues for cool shadows and purer tints, or mix with white or very pale neutrals to build delicate highlights and skin tones in realistic work.

Apply in thin, even layers using a soft-bristle brush. Work while the paint is still open for blending, then allow each layer to set before adding further details. You can adjust flow with a suitable oil painting medium to maintain the buttery texture.

Cadmium pigments require good ventilation and careful handling. Avoid skin contact, wash hands after painting, and keep it out of reach of children. Use gloves if you’re handling raw pigment, and clean brushes thoroughly after use.

Tightly cap the tube after use, store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight, and keep the bottle or tube clean to prevent pigment buildup near the opening that could dry out the paint.

This hue delivers a warm golden tone with strong opacity and slow drying, which is beneficial for blending skin tones and luminous highlights. Other cadmium yellows may differ in undertone, opacity, and drying time, so consider your intended warmth and working time when comparing options on Fepy.

Great for realism and portrait work, where warm skin tones and golden highlights are important. It’s also well-suited for studio paintings requiring rich, opaque color and gentle blending of edges.

Start with thin glazes to build depth, use a medium to adjust the paint’s flow, keep edges soft while blending, and practice layering light-to-dark tones gradually to preserve luminosity in the yellow hues.

The combination of high opacity, excellent lightfastness, a buttery texture, and a 38ml tube size provides solid coverage and long-term color stability. These qualities often translate to fewer repaints and more predictable results, which is valuable for serious painters.

Keep the cap tightly closed after use, wipe the nozzle if needed, store away from heat and direct sunlight, and clean your brushes promptly. Proper storage helps preserve pigment integrity and brush lifespan.