Kings Blue Light Michael Harding Watercolour

Kings Blue Light Michael Harding WatercolourThis name was given by English manufacturers to smalt, a cobalt based pigment that was used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as a less expensive alternative to Lapis Lazuli. Unfortunately, smalt tends to fade into a light grey, as some Veronese skies demonstrate. But the introduction of Ultramarine Blue made the original smalt formula obsolete, and so Michael Harding offers a completely reliable substitute blend that evokes the aerial

This name was given by English manufacturers to smalt, a cobalt-based pigment that was used in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries as a less expensive alternative to Lapis Lazuli. Unfortunately, smalt tends to fade into a light grey, as some Veronese skies demonstrate. But the introduction of Ultramarine Blue made the original smalt formula obsolete, and so Michael Harding offers a completely reliable substitute blend that evokes the aerial effects of the great Venetian decorators.

Artists the world over recognise and appreciate Michael Harding’s handmade oil paints for their high pigment load and purity. Now watercolourists everywhere will benefit from the unprecedented proportions of pigment in the new range of 136 finely ground watercolours by Michael Harding. These watercolours will amaze with their colour strength, vibrance, clarity, and longevity!

Created with care and passion, the vibrance and intensity of pigmentation allows every artist the ability to extend the potential of chromatic brilliance in their art or desaturate to their personal desires. True fidelity to traditional ingredients provides watercolours that are evocatively transparent, intense, and at times exquisitely granulated. The choice is now in your hands.

• PW 6 Titanium Dioxide Pigment, PW 4 Zinc Oxide Pigment, PB 29 Sodium Sulphosilicate Pigment
• Low Staining Power
• Opaque
• Granulating
• Excellent Lightfastness