Mars Violet Deep is a soft mauve-brown colour. It is an opaque pigment. It was called Caput Mortuum (meaning 'head of the dead') by the Romans, referring to the colour of dried blood.
Ultramarine Violet is a rich purple colour. It is a derivation of French Ultramarine, a synthetic pigment created in 1828 by French chemist Guimet as an alternative to genuine Ultramarine.
A heavy opaque pigment, Mars Black is a dense black colour with a brown undertone. It is made from mineral iron oxide and was therefore named after the alchemical name for iron: Mars.
Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) is a vivid mid-shade purple pigment. When undiluted, it can be used as a deep black. It is a transparent coal tar pigment and was introduced into the Winsor & Newton...
Indian Yellow Deep is a vibrant yellow pigment which is slightly darker than Indian Yellow. Originally a colour created in India from the urine of cows fed exclusively on mango leaves, Winsor &...
Naples Yellow Deep is a warm opaque yellow pigment. Originally its name comes from natural deposits in Mount Vesuvius, Naples. Made artificially since the 15th c, it was part of the Old Masters'...
Winsor Yellow is a clean bright yellow pigment. It is part of the Yellow Hansa group of modern pigments first developed by the German Hoechst company in the early 1900s.
