SCHMINCKE Horadam Naturals Watercolor 15ml Indigofera

A translucent denim blue with very good lightfastness.

Natural indigo is obtained from the Indigofera plant, yielding a somewhat dull bluish-black shade.

Indigo has been used as a dye in Roman paintings from the 1st century AD, early medieval miniatures, and paintings across all periods of European art, with the oldest evidence dating back to 3000 BCE.

HORDAM Naturals is a high-quality, environmentally friendly, and vegan watercolour. With a palette of 16 mat and mostly semi-/transparent colours it offers a unique blend of watercolour and gouache properties allowing creativity in its purest form. For even more colour variety, the Naturals colours can be mixed and combined with all water- and gouache colours.

Natural, precious pigments

The outstanding feature of HORADAM Naturals is the use of exclusively natural earth and plant based pigments and extracts. The genuine juice of the indigofera plant or the resin of the dragon's blood tree enables plant-based colours. The use of exceptional earth pigments leads to precious colours like Lalvarit violet or Caucasus earth. All pigments used were carefully selected. The lightfastness of each pigment corresponds to the natural characteristics of the pigments.

100% vegan and easy to work with

The vegan composition of these watercolours is significant. The use of the Gum Arabic tree resin not only preserves the environment but also enables perfect results on various types of paper, whether used pure or diluted with water. As real watercolour the colours remain water-soluble after drying.

The subtle odour of individual shades arises from the natural ingredients.