Description
Kings Blue Light
Inorganic
| Colour Index | PB 29 & PW 4 & PW 6 |
| Drying Speed | Average |
| Opacity Covering and Tint Power | Opaque |
| Lightfastness | Excellent |
| Oil Content | Low, Linseed |
| Toxic | No |
| Conforms To: | ASTM D-4236 |
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This name was given by English manufacturers to Smalt, a Cobalt based pigment which was used in the 16th -17th centuries as a less expensive alternative to Lapis Lazuli. Unfortunately, Smalt was prone to fade into a light grey, as some Veronese skies demonstrate. But the introduction of Ultramarine Blue made the original Smalt formula obsolete, and so I offer a completely reliable substitute blend which evokes the aerial effects of the great Venetian
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