Highly pigmented and finely ground watercolors made by hand in the USA. Extra fine watercolors produce clean washes even layers and also possess superior lightfastness properties. Duochrome Emerald is the slightly reflective green. Daniel Smith Luminescent watercolors are made from mica pigment thin transparent particles coated with highly reflective metal oxides. Duochrome Emerald shifts between two different shades of green—a lovely emerald and a very slightly reflective green-gold. All the Daniel Smith Luminous watercolors mix well with other colors and lend their luminosity in proportion to the mix.