WatercolourPB36

PB36

Cobalt Turquoise Deep

W409 · Series 4

WATERCOLOUR

Series 4

Cobalt Turquoise Deep No. W409

Pigment HistoryPB36—Synthetic mineral - a cobalt-chromium variant. A 20th-century addition with no Old Master pedigree, cobalt turquoise gives contemporary painters a cool, mineral sky-and-water blue. A permanent, granular turquoise for seas, skies and cool greens - the cool end of the cobalt family.

Technical Summary

Cobalt Turquoise Deep is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PB36.

It is semi-opaque, excellent lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.

Code: W409
Series: Series 4
Pigment Index: PB36
Contents: 15ml tube
Lightfastness: Excellent
Transparency: Semi-Opaque
Tint Power: 3
Granulation: YES
Staining Power: Medium

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Cobalt Turquoise Deep behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.

Masstone

L 39.19 · a -29.32 · b -12.14

8.43BG 3.9/6.0

Cobalt Turquoise Deep straight from the tube.

Undertone

#ddedee

A thin wash over white.

Tint

#80b3b7

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone

#5e8485

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade

#33585c

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze

#c3dee0

A thin transparent film over white.

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Cobalt Turquoise Deep: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Cobalt Turquoise Deep?

Cobalt Turquoise Deep is made with PB36.

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Cobalt Turquoise Deep uses a single pigment (PB36), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep transparent or opaque?

Cobalt Turquoise Deep is semi-opaque.

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep lightfast?

Cobalt Turquoise Deep has excellent lightfastness.

Does Cobalt Turquoise Deep granulate?

In watercolour, Cobalt Turquoise Deep is granulating.

Does Cobalt Turquoise Deep stain the paper?

Cobalt Turquoise Deep has medium staining power.

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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Cobalt Turquoise Deep

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What pigment is used in Cobalt Turquoise Deep?

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep a single-pigment colour?

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep transparent or opaque?

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep lightfast?

Does Cobalt Turquoise Deep granulate?

Does Cobalt Turquoise Deep stain the paper?

Is Cobalt Turquoise Deep vegan?

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