Smalt Deep Blue Oil Paint

Description

Smalt Deep is our exquisitely hand crafted oil paint made with an extremely concentrated, high quality single source pigment. Every tube is meticulously hand mulled, filled, and labeled, using pure cold pressed walnut oil (linseed oil available upon request), less than 1% fumed silica as a stabilizer, and food grade lecithin as a natural wetting agent. Every paint is single pigment with maximum concentration and no fillers or extenders.

Smalt Deep Fine (PB32) is a handmade single pigment smalt composed of cobalt silicate glass ground to a fine particle size. It produces a deep, historic blue with a cool, slightly gray mineral undertone and a rich masstone. Compared to modern cobalt or phthalo blues, this pigment is lower in chroma and much more transparent, offering a softly weathered, Old Master blue rather than a high intensity modern color.

In use, Smalt Deep Fine gives a subtle, atmospheric blue ideal for historical palettes, skies, distant architecture, drapery, and veiled glazes in landscape and figurative work. It has low tinting strength and a transparent to semi-opaque character, so it is easily overpowered in mixtures but excels when used in generous, textured passages or layered over more opaque undercolors. The "Deep Fine" grind balances a darker tone with smoother handling: finer than coarse smalt for more even washes, yet still visibly granulating for distinctive crystalline texture.

Key Features

Single Source Pigment: Each product features one pure pigment.

Handmade Artisanal Process: Crafted in small batches, our oil paints are hand mulled on a stone slab and hand filled in aluminum tubes to preserve the integrity of the pigment.

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

Recommended Use: Use straight from the tube or thin with oil mediums, solvents, waxes, or oils for different textures, levels of fluidity, finishes, and handling properties.

Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Synthetic (Inorganic) potassium cobalt silicate glass (smalt)
Source: Cobalt oxide fused into potassium silicate glass and ground
Origin: Europe (16th century)
Lightfastness: Good
Opacity: Transparent to semi-opaque
Other Names: Smalt Deep Fine, Smalt, Potassium Cobalt Silicate Blue
Color Index Code: PB32
Image: 'The Nativity' by Girolamo Romanino from the National Gallery

Production Process

Our oil paints are carefully hand mulled and mixed with pure cold pressed walnut oil, 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 tube 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.