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Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor Half Pan - Cerulean Blue

Watercolor Half Pan

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Blick SKU
01683-5160
About this product range
  • Professional quality
  • Widest color range available on the market
  • Same renowned formula as Daniel Smith tube colors
  • Compact and portable for plein air or travel
  • Hand-poured in the USA

Daniel Smith Watercolor Half Pans and Sets are a tribute to paint craft and color innovation. Made with the same expertly milled, concentrated pigments and pure gum arabic formula as the brand’s professional watercolor tubes, each pan is meticulously hand-poured over several months in Seattle. The result is even pigment dispersion and powerful, responsive color that activates instantly with a wet brush.

With a dazzling range of over 200 colors—including many truly unique pigments found only from Daniel Smith—artists can curate the perfect palette for any style or subject. Every batch is rigorously tested and analyzed to meet and exceed the highest industry standards, so you can trust that your work will stand the test of time.

Pigment information

General reference notes about pigments can describe other media (such as oil). They do not verify this product’s exact formulation or behavior.

Cerulean Blue

Pigment code
PB35
Type
inorganic
Chemical name
cobalt(II) stannate
Chemical formula
CoO n SnO2
Properties
Cerulean Blue is the standard cool blue, considered the traditional counterpart to Ultramarine, and is often used for painting atmospheric shades. It is quick drying and retains its color well, better than any other blue, in oil paint form. However, it tends to granulate or become chalky in watercolors. It has limited hiding power, is semi-opaque, and is easy to control. Its tinting capacity is low, so it can become lost when mixing.
Permanence
Cerulean Blue has excellent permanence. It is very stable and lightfast.
Toxicity
Cerulean Blue is moderately toxic if inhaled or ingested and slightly toxic if it comes into contact with skin.
History
The name Cerulean Blue comes from the Latin word caelum, meaning sky. This pigment was discovered in 1805 by Andreas Hopfner, but it was not widely available until introduced by Messrs. G. Rowney & Co. in England under the name coeruleum in 1860 for use in aquarelle and oil painting. It was produced by the action of heat on cobalt oxide and other metallic bases.
Description
Bleu Celeste, Caeruleum, Coelin, Coeruleum.

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