150 DS ARTIST WATERCOLOUR Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine

Description

A unique and vibrant blue, the gemstone comes from Sleeping Beauty Mountain in Arizona where we found a deposit that lives up to our high expectations. It is lightfast and permanent, with none of the transient color fade that plagues most turquiose. Turquoise has a unique porous nature that produces granular washes. Juicy washes flow from the brush and drybrush work has the intense texture found only in a mineral pigment. Traditional mineral pigments often have a muted feel and our unique Turquoise Genuine has a true brilliance. We use the highest grade mineral that is found closest to the earthƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚™s surface, where environmental factors have enhanced the structure to gemstone quality and deepened the tonal richness to a remarkable blue. Historic references of Turquoise date back as far as Egyptƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚™s first dynasty. Turquoise from the American Southwest has been unearthed in Aztec ruins and Persian turquoise was used as trading currency.

Pigment: Genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise | Series: 5
Lightfastness: I ƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚€ƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚“ Excellent
Transparency: Semi-Transparent
Staining: 1-Non-Staining
Granulation: Granulating