Signature 2 with Yln Mn blue - Handmade watercolor set

The exciting sequel palette to our best seller the Signature 1!

A decisive and vibrant palette of brilliant single pigments and exclusive secondary color blends! This collection of colors is at once clean and bright, granulating and deep.

Featuring YInMn-Blue, an exclusive bright blue pigment that achieves pure color tones that were previously inaccessible on the color wheel, dark blue between ultramarine blue and cobalt.

This mixed oxide pigment is made from the very expensive rare earth yttrium (Y), the extremely rare semi-metal indium (In) and manganese (Mn) and is the most recent of the big new pigment discoveries.

This pigment has has a rather complex chemical composition and is produced only in small quantities making it very precious.

The Signature 2 includes a hand tied Traditional mop pocket brush series 1337 by @tintorettobrushes. The synthetic squirrel fiber this exclusive pocket brush is bound with a golden wire to a tumbled black handle. Cap in matte black. If purchased in a 24 color metal tin, the palette comes with a size 0 Tintoretto mop brush size 0.

Lemon yellow, permanent (PY184) - Excellent lightfastness

Quinacridone gold (PY150, PR101, PV19) - Excellent lightfastness

Hokkaido orange (PY216)- Excellent lightfastness

Medici red (PR168) - Very good lightfastness

Alizarin crimson hue (PR177, PR144, PV19) - Very good lightfastness

Quinacridone violet (PV55) - Excellent lightfastness

Deep sea green (PG18, PB29) - Excellent lightfastness

Forest green (PG7, PBk7, PY43) - Excellent lightfastness

Azzurro (PB29, PB15:3) - Excellent lightfastness

Periwinkle (PB15:1, PB29, PW6, PR122) -Excellent lightfastness

YlnMn blue (PB86) - Excellent lightfastness

Chromite brown (FeCr2O4, PBr8) - Excellent lightfastness

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.

Handmade watercolor set of twelve individually wrapped half pans in a metal tin with two mixing surfaces and color chart printed on Arches watercolor paper. The Signature 12 handmade watercolor set is packaged with original marbled paper by a Florentine artisan workshop and comes inside an elegant gift box.

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 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.