Schmincke : Mussini Oil Paint : 35ml : Cobalt Blue Deep

Semi-opaque blue with a subtle red tinge. Genuine cobalt blue was discovered in the 18th century, and was first used in colouring at the beginning of the 19th century. With cobalt blue, it was now possible to colour a radiant blue sky. Pigment: Cobalt-zincsilicon oxide CI number: PB 74 Lightfastness: ***** Schmincke Mussini oils are a unique range of high-quality oil colours that use natural resin binders instead of conventional oil binders. This provides a luminous shine and ensures excellent colour stability. The recipe of Mussini oil colours is based on the oil paint formulations of the Old Masters. There are 108 colours in the range, including 7 gold shades. All of these offer intense pigment saturation and maximum lightfastness. 64 of the shades are single pigment shades, which are particularly easy to use when colour mixing.