French Ultramarine S2 Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolour 5ml

French Ultramarine is a rich transparent blue. It was created by French chemist Guimet in 1828 as a synthetic but chemically identical alternative to the expensive pigment derived from Lapis Lazuli.

• High performance pigments ensure strength of colour and high permanence ratings
• Wide and balanced spectrum of colours in half pans, whole pans and in 5ml, 14ml and 37ml tubes
• Pigments are treated according to their individual nature and behaviour
• Single pigments have been used across the range to ensure excellent mixability

Series number: 2 Chemical description: Complex Sodium Aluminium Silicate containing sulphur Colour index name: PB 29 Colour index number: 77007 Permanence rating: A (iii) ASTM lightfastness rating: I Transparency/Opacity: T Granulating/Staining: G

Winsor & Newton have been manufacturing their colours since 1832 and the quality of their paint continues to receive international acclaim.

Winsor & Newton watercolours are a familiar sight in most painters’ studios. With 80 single pigment colours in the range, Winsor & Newton offer the widest range of modern and traditional pigments for clean colour mixing.