DANIEL SMITH Gouache Ultramarine Blue

Ultramarine Blue plots cooler and bluer than the more saturated French Ultramarine. Temperature aside, both blues have equal permanence, lightfastness and transparency. Ultramarine Blue is slightly less granular in concentrated washes. For less saturation, sedimentation and cost, use Ultramarine Blue straight, for vibrant crayon-like color or mixed with a cool red for dark, effective neutrals.

Ultramarine Blue and French Ultramarine both contain pigment PB29, but Ultramarine has a smaller pigment particle size and is slightly greener and cooler than French Ultramarine, which has a larger pigment particle size and is slightly redder and warmer.

DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Gouache is a professional artist-grade water media that produces an opaque matte finish. Made with the same high-quality pigments and Gum Arabic as DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine™ Watercolours, DANIEL SMITH Gouache is uniquely formulated with higher pigment loads to achieve density and opacity without adding whites or other fillers.
Whether your painting style is abstract, representational, illustrative, or figurative, you’ll enjoy the creative versatility of this Gouache. Apply it as mass tone straight from the tube to get rich, full-bodied solids with single brush strokes. Temper colours smoothly with water to create softer lines and hazy layers. Mix and blend new shades to customize your palette. You can even scrape into it or build up light texture with mark-making tools. Use this gouache to accent your watercolour paintings with velvety shadows or bold pops of colour. The colours re-wet easily, dilute and clean up with water and for added versatility you can add them from the tube to empty half pans for portability.
Try DANIEL SMITH Gouache with a wider variety of brushes on either light or dark surfaces – explore a whole new world of artistic expression!