Description
The author is discussing the Blu line of paints, which are made with titanium white and maimeri blu. The titanium white is an absolute pigment, meaning there is no blending or mixing involved, and the maimeri blu is a transparent pigment that creates a fresh, clean look to the paintings. The value of these paints lies in their transparency and their ability to capture light behind the colors.
MaimeriBlu features an absolute purity of pigments that, together with gum arabic, compose the totality of the mixture. Imperceptible, transparent, clean. No blending powders, and no additives. Nothing harmonises or synchronises the shift between the various shades. The real value lies in the transparency of its colours and in the freshness of its washes. It is the whiteness of the paper that illuminates this type of painting. The light is behind the colour.