ARTISTS OIL PAINT - 225ml TUBE - Michael Harding - ULTRAMARINE BLUE 113
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Ultramarine has a high Tint Power, Harding's chosen shade produces strong green shade blue hues, and makes wonderful violets with Magenta and the red Lake colours.
Inorganic – An obviously beautiful mid blue.
The discovery in the 1820s of a Sodium Sulphosilicate compound, which had appeared as a mysterious blue deposit on soda-ash furnaces, was a liberating moment for financially challenged artists everywhere, until then the only available version of this compound was the often unobtainable Lapis Lazuli ore, mined in Afghanistan.
One of the more difficult paints to make, as it forms an intractable runny syrup when first ground into oil, which has to be stabilized with a small amount of wax.
It is useful in greens and greys. The only chemical weakness is a recorded sensitivity to atmospherically borne acids, which can bleach it out.
Ultramarine has a high Tint Power, Harding's chosen shade produces strong green shade blue hues, and makes wonderful violets with Magenta and the red Lake colours.
Inorganic – An obviously beautiful mid blue.
The discovery in the 1820s of a Sodium Sulphosilicate compound, which had appeared as a mysterious blue deposit on soda-ash furnaces, was a liberating moment for financially challenged artists everywhere, until then the only available version of this compound was the often unobtainable Lapis Lazuli ore, mined in Afghanistan.
One of the more difficult paints to make, as it forms an intractable runny syrup when first ground into oil, which has to be stabilized with a small amount of wax.
It is useful in greens and greys. The only chemical weakness is a recorded sensitivity to atmospherically borne acids, which can bleach it out.
Colour Index PB29
Drying Average
Transparency Transparent
Lightfastness Excellent
Oil Content Average
Tint Power Average
Toxicity Non-Toxic
ASTM D-4236 ✔
Widely recognised as one of the best Oil Paints available, Michael Harding Oil Paints are made by hand in Wales, adopting techniques dating back to the days of the Old Masters.
Michael Harding states "As an artist and painter I wanted to create colours that were true and vibrant, and paint which was beautiful and durable"
The paints are described as having a buttery, creamy texture that are easy to handle and their texture is easily manipulated.
Strong colours are vibrant and true. that offer the great coverage. Due to the high pigment levels they are highly resistant to fading.
Widely recognised as one of the best Oil Paints available, Michael Harding Oil Paints are made by hand in Wales, adopting techniques dating back to the days of the Old Masters.