Basics are for all - from those new to painting to experienced artists. Ideal if you’re a beginner or if you’re on a budget. Perfect for underpainting or sketching if you’re a serious artist. And for colour scoping and exploration if you’re a creative professional. This medium viscosity paint is made with lightfast, artist-quality pigments in an expanded choice of 72 colours. A single pigment-rich semi-opaque blue with green undertones. Allegedly named because it was thought 'bluer than the sea', ultramarine was originally made from semi-precious lapis lazuli. The current pigment was created by French chemist Guimet in 1828 as a synthetic, but chemically-identical alternative.