Horadam Watercolour - Cobalt Blue Deep 15ML

Manufacturer	Schmincke
Model Number	WS15488

The pigment in this product is cobalt-zincsiliciumoxide and it is lightfast and semi-transparent. The color is blue and it is similar to the color 487, which is a blue color. The color index for this product is PB74/PB28. The product is made with the best raw materials and it has outstanding color and quality characteristics. One of the ingredients in the product is Kordofan Gum Arabic, which is from the southern Sahara region. This traditional water-color binding medium differs from year to year and Schmincke only selects the best crop of the respective year. This adds small but significant quality advantages. Other formula ingredients are selected equally carefully and are integrated in each formula in an individual optimised way to obtain a harmonious assortment, which can be easily picked up by the brush. The product is also re-usable and has good control of paint flow.

Pigment: Cobalt-zincsiliciumoxide, Spinel (Co, Al)Lightfastness: *****Opacity: Semi-transparentDescription: Very lightfast, deep blue, more reddish than tone 487, cobalt blue light. Coarse-grained. Tone and chemistry very similar to smalts blue of the late middle age. Often used to paint sky and horizon.

Colour Index: PB74/PB28

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.