{"product_id":"tonic-watercolor-porcelain-pan-retail-bundle","title":"Tonic Watercolor Porcelain Pan Retail Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis convenient retail bundle includes three each of all 20 colors of Tonic Watercolor in our generously sized, hand-poured porcelain watercolor pans. Each pan contains 20g of watercolor, about 7x the volume of a traditional half pan. Each porcelain pan is packaged with a desiccant card and plastic inner sleeve inside an attractive kraft box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ePlease note, this bundle includes product only and does not include any display pieces or hardware.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eINTENSE COLOR, EFFORTLESS FLOW\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTonic Watercolor is made right here in our St. Louis HQ, with a unique formula that we developed over two years of experimentation and research. We designed Tonic for maximum pigmentation, and you'll notice that a pan of Tonic is more concentrated than many other artist-grade watercolors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith just a few drops of water, you can make bold, saturated marks on wet or dry paper. To make typical, translucent watercolor washes, you'll need to add more water than you might expect. Most Tonic colors start out semi-opaque because of their high pigment load, but they open up with water, becoming light and subtle as they're diluted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt any concentration, Tonic is free-flowing. It's easy to load onto a wet brush, easy to lift from its pan or from paper, and easy to move the brush across watercolor paper. Some brands of watercolor are too sticky or slow-moving to allow painting on dry paper, but with Tonic, you don't need to pre-wet the page for most techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eMADE WITH FINE ACACIA GUM\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne element of our recipe is highly traditional: we use specially sourced and carefully tested gum arabic as the binder for Tonic watercolors. Gum arabic, which is the plant-based medium of virtually all watercolors, varies wildly in quality and consistency. As we learned over dozens of materials tests, some grades and species of gum arabic are totally unsuitable for watercolor. Some are merely acceptable. The best-quality gum arabic (which is what we use in Tonic) offers incredible transparency, flexibility, and handling. That's why our Tonic Watercolor Medium is noticeably clearer than many of the other brands on the market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eLIGHTFAST, MODERN PIGMENTS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Tonic colors are lightfast, with ratings of 7 or 8 on the eight-point Blue Wool Scale. Paintings made with Tonic colors are suitable for commissioned work and for long-term display under appropriate gallery conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTRIPLE-MILLED FOR PERFECT DISPERSION\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe put each Tonic color through extensive testing to ensure that the consistency of each dispersion is perfect. That means that each tiny particle of pigment is surrounded by the watercolor medium. Tonic Watercolor is completely free of clumps and inconsistent pigment dispersion—unlike handmade watercolors, which can't achieve the same consistency, and even some cheaper factory-made colors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur process for achieving these professional-grade results involves several stages of mixing, milling, and quality checking. First, we use a dispersing blade to pre-mix each color with medium. The pre-mix can take quite some time, because we use such high concentrations of pigment. But when it's done, the paint is a smooth paste without major clumps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the pre-mix, we use a three-roll mill to fully disperse the pigment and break up any clumps that are invisible to the naked eye. Each time the paint passes through the mill, it is pushed with incredible force through a tiny gap, generally measuring less than 50 microns (0.05 mm). The shearing force breaks the bonds between nearby pigment particles and turns the paste into a luxuriously smooth, free-flowing watercolor paint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree passes through the mill are required to make Tonic silky smooth. This labor-intensive process requires considerable skill from our mill operators, who ensure that each batch meets our exacting standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eNO ANIMAL PRODUCTS\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're pleased to let you know that Tonic contains no animal-derived products. Unlike many watercolors, Tonic does not contain ox gall — instead, we use modern surfactants to achieve the same effects as the traditional animal-derived recipe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWHAT'S INCLUDED:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrice Sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #002 Federal Red, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #010 Azo Brown, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #012 Oxide Red, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #025 Pyrrole Orange, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #035 Mandarin Orange, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #040 Signal Yellow, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #043 Oxide Yellow, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #047 Permanent Yellow, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #055 Utopian Yellow, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #130 Phthalo Evergreen, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #220 Prussian Blue, x3 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #230 Phthalo Cyan, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #240 Phthalo Blue Reddish, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #245 Ultramarine Blue, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #265 Dioxazine Violet, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #275 Ultramarine Purple, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #285 Quinacridone Violet, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #325 Quinacridone Magenta, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #360 Titanium White, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonic Watercolor, Porcelain Pan, #000 Carbon Black, x3\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Federal Color","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544598581471,"sku":"FD-3001","price":1011.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/3720\/8543\/files\/TonicPorcelainPans.jpg?v=1783623080","url":"https:\/\/federalcolor.com\/products\/tonic-watercolor-porcelain-pan-retail-bundle","provider":"Federal Color","version":"1.0","type":"link"}