A single pigment rich transparent blue with red undertones. Allegedly named because it was thought 'bluer than the sea', ultramarine was originally made from semi-precious lapis lazuli. The current pigment was created by French chemist Guimet in 1828 as a synthetic, but chemically-identical alternative
Pigment: | PB29
Series: | 1
Opacity: | Transparent
Lightfastness: | Excellent
Color code: | 382
This is high viscosity, pigment-rich professional acrylic color, made with an average 50% bio-based renewable ingredients. With a high concentration of lightfast artist-quality pigment and a satin finish, Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic gives you vibrant permanent color, with crisp brush strokes and bold knife marks.