Phthalo Blue-RS (red shade) obviously leans toward red, while Phthalo Blue-GS (green shade) leans toward green. Phthalo Blue-GS, known as Winsor Blue and Monestial Blue among other names, is a widely used bright blue pigment valued for its transparency and color saturation.
Verditer Blue is a lovely mixed blue with a high chroma, like the phthalo blues, but without the high staining, transparency and saturation of the powerful phthalos. The addition of zinc white to a blend of cobalt and cerulean blues gives this color its unique placement on the color map and its slightly soft, creamy finish.
Phthalo Turquoise washes from a strong deep teal to a beautiful clear turquoise. Made only at DANIEL SMITH, it is similar in color but brighter than Prussian Green. Also bright in chroma is our Ultramarine Turquoise, a blend of ultramarine blue and phthalo turquoise that creates an exciting separation in washes.
Moving in toward the center are the mid-range blue-green pigments: Cobalt Blue (137), Prussian Blue (138), Cerulean Blue (139), Manganese Blue Hue (140), Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine (141), Lunar Blue (142), Prussian Green (143), Cobalt Teal Blue (144), Cobalt Turquoise (145), Cascade Green (146), Kyanite Genuine (147), Lapis Lazuli Genuine (148) and Azurite Genuine (149).
Cobalt Blue and Prussian Blue, classic inorganic colors, have been in the artist's palette for one and two hundred years respectfully. Transparent Cobalt Blue reticulates while Prussian Blue, a greener, darker staining pigment, disperses more evenly.
Next are two mid-range blues, Cerulean Blue, whose name is derived from the Latin caeruleum meaning "sky blue". They are inorganics that create nice granular or settling washes.
Manganese Blue Hue, made with phthalo blue pigment, captures the vivid clarity and textural interest of real Manganese Blue, which can no longer be made.
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine is created from gem-grade turquoise from the Sleeping Beauty Mountain in Arizona. This pigment is slightly stronger and more blue than our other PrimaTek® turquoise, the blue-green Kingman Green Turquoise Genuine.
Lunar Blue is a blend of Mars Black and Manganese Blue Hue, a granulating phthalo blue. The unique patterns created in water are a result of the combination of these two granulating pigments.
Prussian Green is a lightfast blended dark teal, made with Prussian Blue and Cadmium Yellow Light which produces intriguing, textural washes.
Cobalt Teal Blue a "classic '50s color" is a bright, light green-blue aqua and Cobalt Turquoise is a pastel inorganic turquoise-gray.
Cascade Green is a blend of Phthalo Blue and Raw Sienna. Surprising movement and granulation occurs in water as the heavier Raw Sienna sinks and the lighter Phthalo Blue floats and finally settles around and on top.
Three natural PrimaTek® colors finish out our blues.
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Kyanite Genuine, perhaps one of our most interesting colors, comes from a blue-colored mica with flat thin layers of deep blue, shimmering silver and lighter blue tones. When ground into pigment and dispersed in water, the darker blue colors granulate and sink into the paper. The lighter, sparkling mica settles on top of this granulated blue ground.
Lapis Lazuli Genuine and the slightly greener Azurite Genuine, both derived from semi-precious stones, are non-staining, low-tinting blues widely used during the Renaissance. Lapis Lazuli Genuine, a sensational granulating color, has a distinctive mineral luster and a bright ultramarine hue. Azurite Genuine exhibits variations in green and blue. This pigment granulates well in mixtures and is wonderful when combined with less dense pigments, like quinacridones, as remarkable color separation is displayed.
The center of the map contains all the black to white hues: Sodalite Genuine (150), Indigo (151), Payne's Gray (152), Vivianite-Blue Ochre (153), Lamp Black (154), Lunar Black (155), Cote d'Azur Violet (156), Graphite Gray (157), Ivory Black (158), Titanium White (150) and Chinese White (160).
The widest range of grays and dark near-blacks can be produced by mixing complementary colors but for those who prefer to reach for a premixed gray we have a few choices.
Sodalite Genuine takes its colors and name from the blue, black and white veined stone it is ground from. Darker, heavier black pigment settles first in washes and layers of blue create visual interest on the surface.
Indigo, a mixture of Indanthrone Blue and Lamp Black, is an outstanding lightfast blue-black. Payne's Gray and Vivianite Genuine are blue-gray, Ivory Black has a red-brown cast and Graphite Gray plots into the center with a slight bias towards green.
Vivianite-Blue Ochre is a smoky, natural blue from Russia. Made from iron phosphate, this clay-like mineral brushes out like an ochre and its subtle quality does not overwhelm in mixes.
Made from a synthetic graphite pigment, Graphite Gray produces a well-dispersed color that has some of the characteristic sheen of graphite pencil lead - ideal for value studies and illustrations.
Cote d'Azur Violet is another of our PrimaTek® Colors, a soft gray-violet made from slate found in Southern France.
Our last two blacks plot on the blue and green side of center. Lamp Black, the soot given off from burning mineral oil or tar, is high in tinting strength, a rich transparent pigment that has been used for thousands of years. Lunar Black, our own creation, is a very unusual reticulating color. Add a drop of water to a wash, and let it dry for fascinating marbled or stone-like effects.
Chinese White, or Zinc White, first produced in the 1830's, will not darken upon exposure to the atmosphere like flake white or lead white. It is a semi-transparent pure white that effectively lightens other colors. Titanium White, slightly more opaque, is especially useful for corrections and overpainting.
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