Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor - Antwerp Blue, 5 ml Tube

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Size
5 ml
Blick SKU
00319-5911
About this product range
  • The trusted choice of professional watercolorists since 1832
  • Expansive range of 100+ colors
  • Majority single-pigment formulations for optimal mixing
  • Lightfast, permanent, and tested for color strength

Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor Tubes are renowned for their enduring quality and heritage dating back to 1832. Trusted by renowned artists like John Singer Sargent, these watercolors combine historical recipes with modern advancements in pigment technology. Powerful, luminous, and unparalleled in their clarity, an expansive range of over 100 colors allows artists to create a palette that best suits their work.

Individually crafted for optimal pigment dispersion, over half the range features single-pigment formulations for predictable and accurate color mixtures. Colors are thoroughly tested for lightfastness and tint strength to ensure your work remains vibrant over time. A range of granulating colors allows artists to achieve beautiful textures that can be maximized through mixing.

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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.

Antwerp Blue

Pigment code
PB27
Type
inorganic
Chemical name
ferric ammonium ferrocyanide
Chemical formula
C18Fe7N18
Properties
Antwerp Blue is a slightly warm and less saturated blue with good transparency and undertone clarity. It is a pale variety of Prussian Blue with 75% inert pigment. It has similar properties to pure Prussian Blue, but its overall performance is inferior.
Permanence
Antwerp Blue can fluctuate, fading in the light and recovering in the dark. In watercolor form, it fades when mixed with white pigment or extender. Although it has reasonably good lightfastness and permanence, it is not considered ideal for permanent painting.
Toxicity
Antwerp Blue is mildly toxic by ingestion, but is considered safe for external use. In the United States, ferric ferrocyanide is permitted as a coloring ingredient for externally applied cosmetics, but not for lipsticks or internal use. If the pigment is
History
Antwerp Blue was developed through experimentation with Prussian Blue.
Description
Haarlem Blue, Mansa Blue, Mineral Blue

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