Horadam Watercolour - Ultramarine Finest Full Pan

Manufacturer	Schmincke
Model Number	WSF494

Horadam Watercolour - Ultramarine Finest Full Pan is a high-quality watercolour paint made with Ultramarine blue pigment. It has a lightfastness rating of **** and is semi-transparent. The pigment is extracted from Lapislazuli and has been artificially produced since 1830. It is often used as a base for creating violet tones. The colour index for this paint is PB29.

The paint is known for its outstanding characteristics, such as being reusable when dried on a palette and having high control of paint flow on soft watercolour papers. This is achieved by using the best raw materials and carefully selecting ingredients, such as Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region, which is tested and chosen for its quality every year. The paint is also known for its harmonious and balanced colour assortment.

One unique quality of Horadam Aquarell watercolours is their reusability, which is achieved by pouring the paint into pans while in a liquid state. This allows for easy pick up by a brush and ensures consistent quality in both tubes and pans.

Pigment: Ultramarine blueLightfastness: ****Opacity: Semi-transparentDescription: Ultramarine has been extracted in the middle age from the semiprecious stone Lapislazuli. ArtiFi cial production of equal standardsince 1830. Also used as basic colour for violet tones.

Colour Index: PB29

To achieve the outstanding characteristics, like reusable paint when dried on a palette and the high control of paint flow even on soft water-colour papers Schmincke only use the best raw materials. In its colouristic appearance the total assortment is particularly harmonious, balanced and complete.

One main ingredient of the water-colour binding medium is Kordofan Gum Arabic from the southern Sahara region. Like most natural products this traditional water-colour binding medium differs from year to year. Therefore Schmincke is testing Gum Arabic every time before purchase and selects only the best crop of the respective year. This adds small but significant quality advantages. Other formula ingredients are selected equally carefully and of course are integrated in each formula in an individual optimised way to obtain a harmonious assortment, that can be easily picked up by the brush.

Another traditional quality criterion is the re-usability of the Horadam Aquarell water-colours while using the same formulation for tubes and pans. Both properties, the reusability and the control of the paint flow can only be achieved by pouring water-colours into pans in a liquid state, which is really unique.