Indigo

NB1 | Good lightfastness | Semi-transparent

Now available in full pan size! A deep, intense blue. An ancient and widespread colorant made from the fermented gray green leaves and flowering stalks of over 30 related plant species, including the medicinal indigo shrub (Indigofera tinctoria) native to India. Lightfastness of this natural color is not excellent. Our payne’s gray can be used as a lightfast alternative.

Mix and match! Explore our PALETTE BUILDER feature to customize a personal collection. A discount will be applied at check out when you fill your palette with 12 colors or more!

Made by hand in Assisi, our watercolors are crafted according to a traditional recipe of raw pigments, gum arabic, local honey, rosemary essential oil and a wetting agent. This artisanal process creates a very pigmented and luminous paint that activates beautifully when wet.

Half pans and full pans are packaged with a corresponding color card with color details for your reference on the back.

A. Gallo Colors are 100% handmade. Pans may contain small imperfections like tiny bubbles and minor blemishes. This does not affect the quality of the paint and is a sign of the human touch that goes into making each and every unique pan.

Half and full pans present a choking hazard and are not intended for use by children. Please also keep out of reach of pets. A. Gallo Colors are all cadmium, cobalt, lead and mercury free.