Kings Blue Deep - 40ml

A deeper version of King's Blue, lovely sky blue quality, straight out of the tube onto your palette, it is like squashing little lumps of summer sky with your palette knife.

The name was given by English manufacturers to Smalt, a Cobalt-based pigment which was used in the 16th-17th centuries as a cheaper alternative to Lapis Lazuli. Unfortunately, some smalt based paints were prone to fade into a light grey, as some Veronese skies demonstrate.

The introduction of Ultramarine made it almost obsolete, so here is offered a completely reliable substitute blend which evokes the aerial effects of the great Venetian decorators.

Technical Overview

Pigments PB29 & PW4 & PW6.

Average Drying. Opaque. Excellent Lightfastness. Low Oil Content.