Description
Ultramarine Violet (No. 208)
Inorganic
| Colour Index | PV 15 |
| Drying Speed | Average |
| Opacity Covering & Tint Power | Transparent |
| Tint Power | Low – Average |
| Lightfastness | Excellent |
| Oil Content | Linseed Oil, Average |
| Toxic | No |
| Conforms To | ASTM D-4236 |
A variant of Ultramarine pigment. This colour is achieved by slightly altering the manufacture of the blue shade, Sodium Sulphosilicate, by heating it with Chlorine.
The result is a weaker, more violet pigment which has a relatively low Tint Power and a degree of transparency that lends itself to being exploited in glazes or thin body colour.
In hues it becomes a high-keyed rather fluffy texture mauve which landscapists have found useful for the brighter tones of clear skies and for the modeling of sunlit clouds.
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