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MayaCrom Blue B2050

PB82

Pigment Description

MayaCrom Blue B2050. The breakthrough Maya Blue. This blue pigment showed remarkable permanence over the centuries, and its formulation had previously been lost. The way to make it was rediscovered, but something seems to have happened to the company that made it. Artiscreation has some research following the trail of what happened to the company.

A tube filled with Maya Blue dry pigment

A sample of genuine Maya Blue

It has become difficult to find genuine Maya Blue now, but recently it was still being offered by Kremer Pigments. The blue itself is a desaturated blue-green pigment.

Resources

PB82 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com

Stats

Lightfastness

Likely Excellent

Considered ASTM I, excellent

Transparency

Semi-Transparent

Toxicity

Unknown

Treat all pigments and paints with studio safety protocols.

Particle Size

Fine

with PB82 (MayaCrom Blue B2050)

No single-pigment Oil found with PB82

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