Add soft brilliance and subtle granulation to your work with Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint - Manganese Violet (Colour No. 474, Series 3). This lightfast, red-violet pigment delivers a delicate yet expressive tone that sits beautifully between magenta and lavender, making it a timeless favourite for botanical details, atmospheric skies, and portrait glazes.
Formulated with Manganese Violet (PV16), this semi-transparent pigment offers gentle granulation, excellent lightfastness, and a smooth, consistent texture. Its naturally soft, powdery finish allows for graceful transitions and blending, while retaining luminous purity even in layered washes.
Originally derived in the 18th century from manganese dioxide minerals and phosphoric acid, this classic pigment continues to be valued for its historic richness and stability. The modern Horadam formulation refines this tradition, providing superb control, easy rewetting, and dependable flow.
Every Schmincke Horadam Aquarell colour is bound with premium Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara, meticulously tested to ensure perfect resolubility, smooth consistency, and brilliant reactivation even after drying on the palette.
With over 150 shades available in 5ml, 15ml, Half Pan, and Full Pan (sold separately) and 95 single-pigment colours for clean mixing, Schmincke Horadam Aquarell remains the gold standard for professional artists worldwide.
Manganese Violet (Series 3) delivers a light, granulating red-violet hue with outstanding lightfastness, soft opacity, and a classic, velvety glow ideal for artists seeking both historical depth and contemporary performance in their palette.
