Daniel Smith Watercolour - Indigo 15ml (S1)

This Indigo formula mixes Indanthrone Blue with Lamp Black for an extremely lightfast, intense dark that closely matches true Indigo. Transparent, yet high in tinting strength, this Indigo leaves a gentle faded blue denim stain when blotted from a damp state paint.

Use wherever dusty purples are desired, it evokes a feeling of atmospheric depth used for expressive, moody skies. Historically Indigo, used since the early Egyption times, has been a very important blue dye in fabrics as well as art materials, though not lightfast like DANIEL SMITH’s Indigo Watercolor. Natural Indigo is a deep blue colorant named anil. It is obtained from the sprigs of the indigofera plant. In the late 1600’s, the major source of indigo was the French West Indies, where large crops of indigofera was grown and harvested just before the plant bloomed. Once picked, the plant was processed in vats where it was water filtered, then dried into cakes for export.

Pigment: PB 60, PBk 6 | Series: 1
 Lightfastness: I – Excellent
 Transparency: Transparent
 Staining: 3-Medium Staining
 Granulation: Non-Granulating