Description
Ultramarine originally described paint made from Lapis Lazuli. However, in the 1820's, through the use of chemistry, it became possible to produce reliable and consistent synthetic pigments and dyes this was one of the first on the list, ultramarine.
This particular hue is achieved by slightly altering the manufacture of the blue shade, Sodium Sulphosilicate, by heating it with Chloride.
The result is a weaker, more violet pigment which has low tint power and a degree of transparency that lends itself to being exploited in glazes or thin bodycolour.
In tints it becomes a high keyed, rather fluffy mauve which landscape painters have found apposite for the brighter tones of clear skies and useful for the modelling of sunlit clouds.
Technical Overview
Pigment - PV15
Vehicle - Linseed Oil
Opacity - Transparent
Munsell - Hue 10 PB - Value 1 - Chroma 2
Michael Harding Oil Paint
