• Watercolor painting with a handmade archival watercolor pan with elegant and vibrant label in watercolor paper in Egyptian Fine Smalt, a luminous blue pigment made from ground potassium glass following an ancient Egyptian recipe, lower in cobalt than later European smalts, yielding a softer, sky-toned hue. Handcrafted with honey and gum arabic. Semi-transparent and moderately lightfast, ideal for ancient recreations, fresco-style work, and soft celestial tones in historical palettes.
  • Egyptian Fine Smalt Watercolor Paint
  • Watercolor swatch in Egyptian Fine Smalt, a luminous sky blue historic pigment handmade from potassium glass using an ancient Egyptian recipe. This natural mineral watercolor is lower in cobalt than European smalt, creating a soft, celestial blue ideal for fresco-style work, ancient color recreations, and traditional palettes. Handmade with honey and gum arabic. Historic, lightfast, and semi-transparent.
  • Handmade Morrow Archival watercolor swatch cards on a wooden table, left to right: Venetian Red, Madder Lake Medium, Logwood Lake, Kermes Medium and Egyptian Smalt.
  • Handmade Morrow Archival watercolor swatch cards on a wooden table, left to right: Han Blue, Han Purple, Potter's Pink and Egyptian Smalt.
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Egyptian Fine Smalt Watercolor Paint

Egyptian Fine Smalt Watercolor Paint

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Description

Egyptian Fine Smalt is our exquisitely hand crafted watercolor paint made with an extremely concentrated, high quality single source pigment. Every pan is meticulously hand mulled, filled, and labeled, using pure local honey, natural gum arabic, and a small amount of food grade sodium benzoate preservative to achieve a concentrated and richly textured pigment. Every paint is single pigment with maximum concentration and no fillers or extenders.

Egyptian Smalt is a unique, captivating blue crafted from ground, glass containing cobalt, a traditional pigment with roots in ancient Egyptian artistry. This pigment offers a subtle, glass blue with subtle transparency and a soft granulating texture, making it ideal for glazing, layering, and achieving a classical, historical aesthetic in your work. Egyptian Smalt is the precursor to the more commonly known European Smalt.

Key Features

Single Source Pigment: Each product features one pure pigment.

Handmade Artisanal Process: Crafted in small batches, our watercolors are hand mulled on a stone slab and hand packed to preserve the integrity of the pigment.

Maximum Pigment Load: Designed to provide maximum color saturation, our formula contains no fillers or extenders.

Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Inorganic mineral pigment (smalt)
Source: Ground naturally derived glass containing cobalt
Origin: Egypt (historical)
Lightfastness: Moderate
Opacity: Transparent with strong granulation
Other Names: Smalt Blue, Egyptian Blue, Ground Glass Blue
Color Index Code: PB32

Production Process

Our watercolors are carefully hand mulled and mixed with pure local honey and gum arabic, ensuring an exceptionally concentrated and vibrant product. The entire process is carried out by hand, from mixing and mulling to filling and labeling, so you can be confident in the artisanal quality of every pan through our historic processes.

Usage & Care

Please store in a secure area away from children and pets, and dispose of any waste in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with all local, state, and national regulations.

If you have any questions or need further information, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Health and Safety

  • For art use only. Not for cosmetic, food or children's use.
  • Keep out of reach of children and pets. Do not eat, drink or smoke while working.
  • Avoid skin contact and wash hands after use. Wipe brushes and palettes clean before rinsing, and never pour paint waste down drains. Do not spray apply, sand dried paint or burn.
  • If swallowed or if you feel unwell, contact a poison control center (U.S. 1-800-222-1222) or a doctor.
  • Safety Data Sheet available on request.

Caution: Contains cobalt. May cause an allergic skin reaction. May cause allergy or asthma symptoms if dust is inhaled. Avoid breathing dust and repeated skin contact. Do not rinse into drains.

Caution: Contains natural earth with crystalline silica (quartz). Do not sand or scrape dried paint, which can release silica dust.