Phthalo pigments are a family of blue and green synthetic organic pigments based on variants of copper phthalocyanine, a deep blue compound produced by the reaction of phthalic ...
On 9 February 2021 / By Evie HatchOf all the artist colours, black may well have the longest history. Charcoal, soot, and charred animal bones were used in the earliest prehistoric cave paintings. Today, there ...
On 27 November 2020 / By Evie HatchAlizarin crimson (pigment index number PR83) is a synthetic lake pigment which was developed as a replacement for madder lake, a historical pigment used since antiquity. It is ...
On 3 March 2020 / By Evie HatchBefore the 19th century, Ultramarine Blue pigment was made with lapis lazuli, a luminous blue mineral mined in Afghanistan. The name derives from the Latin ultra (beyond) and ...
On 5 November 2019 / By Evie HatchWhile most ranges of oil paint contain two or three whites, Gamblin produce ten: nine from their Artist Oil Range plus one FastMatte White Alkyd Oil Paint. We ...
On 25 September 2017 / By Julie CavesSchmincke Finest Extra-Soft Pastels contain only the purest medium-fine ground artists’ pigments in the highest possible concentration with just enough binding agent added to allow a stick to ...
On 18 August 2017 / By Julie CavesGreen is a colour that can easily overpower a painting and many painters find mixing greens a challenge. But landscape painters, in particular, need to use a lot ...
On 13 June 2017 / By Julie CavesMichael Harding Green Gold is a useful yellow pigment that mixes with reds to make interesting oranges and with blues to make a variety of dark sap greens. ...
On 7 June 2017 / By Julie CavesMichael Restrick is the painter of ‘North Star’, a powerful entry into this year’s Jackson’s Open Painting Prize. The acrylic painting comprises a sophisticated arrangement of shapes: circles, ...
On 1 June 2017 / By Lisa TakahashiSchmincke Mussini Oil Colours have unique drying properties because they are made with an old-master’s resin and oil formula – the oil part of the colour increases in ...
On 12 May 2017 / By Julie CavesMade in Belgium since 1865, Blockx paints have the experience of five generations from father to son, and from father to daughter who have devoted their life to ...
On 7 April 2017 / By Julie CavesApply Art Spectrum Colourfix Primer to practically any surface to create an excellent painting substrate for soft pastels. The fine tooth holds a lot of pastel without being ...
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