by Mary Tevlin | Apr 6, 2016 | FastMatte |
Ultramarine Blue: Warm Ultramarine Blue is one of the few mineral colors that are transparent. Lightfast with moderate tinting strength. Makes clean violets when mixed with Quinacridone Red. Pigment: Complex silicate of sodium & aluminum with sulfur (PB 29)... 
by Mary Tevlin | Apr 6, 2016 | FastMatte |
Phthalo Blue: With a clean, pure masstone and transparency, Phthalo Blue, like all modern colors, has high tinting strength. Pigment: Copper phthalocyanine (PB 15:1) Vehicle: Alkyd resin, refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 2,... 
by Mary Tevlin | Apr 6, 2016 | FastMatte |
Cobalt Blue: “True blue,” first manufactured in 1804. This color is well worth the price because of its working properties and unique color, which cannot be mixed. Pigment: Oxides of cobalt & aluminum (PB 28) Vehicle: Alkyd resin, refined linseed oil... 
by Mary Tevlin | Apr 6, 2016 | FastMatte |
Manganese Blue Hue: Gamblin’s version is an excellent recreation of the original color, successfully replacing an obsolete pigment. Cool, transparent blue with green undertone; especially useful for painting sky and water. Pigment: Copper phthalocyanine (PB... 
by Mary Tevlin | Apr 6, 2016 | FastMatte |
Viridian: This cool, mineral green is a staple in palettes for landscape painting. In tints and mixtures Viridian is muted like colors of the natural world. Pigment: Hydrated chromium oxide (PG 18) Vehicle: Alkyd resin, refined linseed oil Lightfastness I, Series 4,...