W&N Artists Oil Colour 37ml 465 Paynes Gray S1

• Colour Number 465
• Colour Series 1
• Colour Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil
• Lightfastness (ASTM) I
• Permanence Rating AA
• Pigment(s) PB29,PBk6,PR101,PBk19
• Product Code 1214465
• Transparency / Opacity ST

Payne's Gray is a dark blue grey made from a mixture of Ultramarine, Mars Black and sometimes Crimson. It was named after the 18th c. water-colourist William Payne who created the mixture and often recommended it to his students as an alternative to plain black.