Cobalt Blue PB28 Bleu de Cobalt
This neutral, non-staining primary blue will subtly modify most pigments. Considered a "mixing pigment," its transparent nature can cast a sizeable reticulating shadow. An inorganic pigment is considered transparent, non-staining (or low-tinting) and ideal for glazing methods. Its ability to create soft edges, lift, and mix readily makes Cobalt Blue valuable to watercolour palettes.
- Pigment name: Cobalt Blue (Bleu de Cobalt) PB28
- ASTM Lightfastness Rating: 1 (Excellent)
- Transparency: Semi-transparent
- Granulating: Yes
- Staining: Low
- Series: 3
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PrimaTek Watercolours are made from minerals, often semi-precious minerals, that have been ground into pigments, mixed with gum arabic (the binder), and milled into PrimaTek Watercolours. The first was Lapis Lazuli Genuine in 1998; since then, many more colours have been added, such as Amethyst Genuine, Piemontite Genuine, and Serpentine Genuine. Most of these colours have excellent granulating effects that some artists have called “magical.”
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Cadmium Hues, DANIEL SMITH has developed safe and vibrant Cadmium Hues with the density and richness of cadmium colours without the cadmium pigment. Virtually identical in colour to their namesakes, they are cleaner in mixtures and much more robust in tints. The functional properties—staining power, semi-transparency, and excellent lightfastness—are nearly identical to those of the low-soluble cadmium colours that DANIEL SMITH previously manufactured.
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