![]() However, Cerulean is actually one of my favorite colors to use in a sky like in the swan painting featured above. ![]() ![]() Because of this, I find the popular phrase “cerulean skies” a bit funny because it seems contrary to paint an opaque, granular sky. Most tubes of Cerulean watercolor currently on the market are formulated from either PB35 or PB36.* Both of these blue pigments are oxidized from cobalt-cobalt tin oxide (PB35) or cobalt chromium oxide (PB36)-so you may occasionally find watercolors using "cerulean" pigments labeled as Cobalt Chromium, Cobalt Azure, Cerulean Oxide, Cobalt Light, etc.Ĭerulean pigments are rather opaque and granulating. I use very few granulating colors but Cerulean is one that has a permanent spot in my palette. Cerulean blue is a popular choice for watercolor palettes, including my own.
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