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Michael Harding

Michael Harding 60ml Prussian Blue No.112

5060154040425
€13.85 €12.45
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Inorganic

Colour Index PB 27
Drying Speed Very Fast
Opacity Covering Transparent
Tint Power Very High
Lightfastness Very Good
Oil Content Linseed Oil, High
Toxic No
Conforms To ASTM D-4236


Discovered in Berlin in 1704 and introduced through the early 18th century. Prussian Blue is one of the first synthetic inorganic pigments and also one of the most controversial. The earlier and less purified versions had a mixed reputation; said to fade in hues, migrate or leech through succeeding paint layers. But modern standards of washing have dispensed with the tendency to fade, and the migratory properties ascribed to this colour are no longer reported. Michael suspects that this was the result of poor stabilizing. At any rate, Prussian Blue, like Alizarin, is one of those colours some painters find essential. It has a great deep inky beauty. On its own and in more concentrated mixes it exhibits a slight bronzy sheen which can be used almost like a complementary glaze. Its Tint Power is frightening so beginners beware!

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