Winsor & Newton Cotman Watercolor Paint, 8ml (0.27-oz) Tube, Indigo

Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colors are a range of water colors that are made to our normal high quality standards but costs are kept to an economical level by replacing some of the more costly pigments with less expensive alternatives. Each color has good transparency, excellent tinting strength and good working properties. Indigo is a deep blue pigment that can range from dark black to pale blue. Originally extracted from plants similar to blue wood used by the ancient Britons, it was synthesized in 1878 in Germany. It is one of the oldest blue pigments used universally.