Lightfast

Word LIGHTFAST
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Definitions and meanings of "Lightfast"

What do we mean by lightfast?

Resistant to fading.

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The word "lightfast" in example sentences

The most stable painting medium is pastel, but modern lightfast watercolors are now more stable than oil or acrylic mediums. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

Over the next few years, of those 19, only 2 showed themselves to be fairly lightfast: Archival Oils Alizarine Permanent PR175 / PR122, and M. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

The most lightfast pigments around are the iron oxides, which are harmless to the environment. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

I often use ballpoint so am always on the lookout for a good, archival, lightfast ballpoint pen. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

On many graphic art products, such as inks or felt-tipped markers, it really means “waterproof,” rather than “lightfast.” ❋ James Gurney (2010)

I wonder about the environmental and toxicity dimensions of the quest for lightfast dyes and pigments. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

The ratings range from Class I (very lightfast) to Class V (very fugitive). ❋ James Gurney (2010)

Until recently it was hard to find lightfast chemical pigments that would match up with CMY. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

I would guess that as compounds are made to be more lightfast that they tend also to be harder on the environment. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

Jim, the main surprise in the Wikipedia piece I quoted yesterday was this: "Modern lightfast watercolors are now more stable than oil or acrylic mediums." ❋ James Gurney (2010)

However, it's not lightfast, so it can't be used in anything that needs to last very long, and certainly not in oil painting. ❋ James Gurney (2010)

James, in your experience have you found if different materials the pigments are placed on Paper, canvas, etc make a difference with how lightfast they are? ❋ James Gurney (2010)

" I would guess that as compounds are made to be more lightfast that they tend also to be harder on the environment." ❋ James Gurney (2010)

Now that coloured pencils are being used more and more for fine art, I think there's more effort going into to producing lightfast colours - but the effort and results are still very variable! ❋ James Gurney (2010)

The development of modern, lightfast pigments owes a great deal to the automobile. ❋ James Gurney (2009)

Natural paint pigments are also highly favored, as they are more resistant to ultraviolet light, making them more lightfast than synthetic paints. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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