Derivan Matisse Fluid Acrylic: Autralian Sky Blue 135ml

• Chemical Description: Blend Titanium dioxide, & Sodium aluminosulphosilicate

• Pigment Numbers: PW6 PB29

• Lightfastness Rating: ASTM I

• Pigment Opacity: Opaque

• Paint Opacity: Opaque

• Series 2

There never has been a true sky blue single pigment. Azurite, used from ancient times until the 19th century was closest for a long time, but it still needed to be lightened with white to be useful. Cerulean Blue is the modern equivalent of Azurite and when mixed with white can be great for painting the skies of northern Europe. The Australian sky, however has a very different quality and mixtures with Ultramarine Blue are often closer to the sorts of colors in an Australian sky, especially in the summer time, or in the arid regions.