Though rated as LFI, PR177 fades when diluted. Little to no fading in masstone acrylic / oil, but is LFIII to LFIV (major fading) in watercolor. How to make a lookalike dupe of Daniel Smith's moonglow that swaps out this red pigment for something more lightfast. ↓ SHOW MORE for art supply links and other info! ↓

PAINT:
Daniel Smith Viridian, French Ultramarine and Quin Coral. If you like a lot of granulation, Schmincke's French Ultramarine has even more texture!

Worldwide Jackson's Daniel Smith https://www.jacksonsart.com/enus/dan...
Schmincke https://www.jacksonsart.com/enus/sch...
USA Blick for Da Vinci, Daniel Smith or Schmincke https://shrsl.com/2igwn
or Da Vinci directly at https://www.davincipaints.com/?Click=923
You can also find most Daniel Smith paints on Amazon https://amzn.to/35WOpey

GOLD final touches mica paint. Color name "Arabic Gold" can be found as Coliro OR Finetec brand. Individual Coliro Arabic Gold at Jackson's https://www.jacksonsart.com/enus/col...
Individual Finetec Arabic Gold from Blick https://shrsl.com/2ih0p
Set of golds from Amazon https://amzn.to/2H7cs02

PAPER I USE:
Lower cost cotton paper option, great for swatching Bee Cold Press: https://amzn.to/3mauCOv
Better durable paper Arches Cold Press on Jackson's worldwide: https://www.jacksonsart.com/enus/sur...
Arches on Blick who often has good prices for US: https://shrsl.com/2d1lx
Winsor & Newton's cold press paper is durable, takes layers and lifting well. It has a rougher texture, worse for drawing detail, but works magic with granulating paints: https://amzn.to/35kvKt2
You can also find W&N on Blick for a good price for USA https://shrsl.com/2igwr

PALETTE Plain rectangle ceramic dish https://amzn.to/3cc13Yi
PENS waterproof Tombow Mono https://amzn.to/3ai7w2i
BRUSHES Neptune to hold a lot of water https://amzn.to/2Af92Fg
Heritage to hold a good point  https://amzn.to/32hBUbz
Cheaper brushes I like for watercolor painting, that have a nice point and a decent balance between water capacity and spring (firmness to snap back into shape) include:
Dynamic Distraction https://amzn.to/3maws1R
Dugato https://amzn.to/33j0Le8
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End of video swatch card preview is Daniel Smith's Cascade Green which you can find
here: https://amzn.to/38WzjEI
or
here: https://www.jacksonsart.com/enus/dan...

The color of art pigment database is a great place to look up specific info about lightfastness, toxicity and alternate names for pigments. You can see how they mention PR177 being LFI in oil, but only LFIII in watercolor here http://www.artiscreation.com/red.html...

My lightfast testing, pigment database, swatch card rubber stamps, color wheel palettes, digital download printable art and more:

https://www.KimCrick.com

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