Egyptian Blue PB31 - Artist Grade Handmade Honey Based Watercolor Paint Full Pan 3.2ml Size:Full Pan Light Fastness: 8/8

Light Fastness: 8/8

the use of smalt as an artist's pigment was widespread certainly as early as the late sixteenth century

a village in Karelia

Made from the mineral - Kyanite

Cobalt blue was the primary blue pigment used for centuries in Chinese porcelain

Egyptian Blue PB31 - Artist Grade Handmade Honey Based Watercolor Paint Full Pan 3.2ml Size:Full Pan Light Fastness: 8/8PB31 CI#77437 Classic plastic pan (3. 2ml full pan) History: For the ancient Egyptians, blue was a very important color. At around 2600 BC, Egyptian blue enters the historical record. It is considered to be the first synthetic pigment. Modern experiments show that Egyptian blue (chemical formula: CaCuSi4O10) can be obtained by heating these chemicals to 800900C with the addition of lime, a calcium containing material, which must have been present in