A new rare pigment! This is a low-strength, granulating pink in the Ultramarine family. The color is slightly on the purple side, between pink and lilac.
Pigment Stats for PR259
Pigment type: Synthetic organic. Made by treating Ultramarine Violet with high temperatures.
Lightfastness: Generally said to be excellent, as with other Ultramarines.
Toxicity: Non-toxic, approved for use in cosmetics.
Observations of Roman Szmal Ultramarine Pink
Tinting strength: Very weak. This seems to be common of this pigment. Roman Szmal paints tend to be quite easy to rewet due to their honey content and softness, so this particular one is not hard, but you still can’t get a very dark or strong color.
Opacity: Semi-opaque (or maybe very opaque but just weak).
Lifting/Staining: Tends toward lifting.
Granulation: Granulating.
Color Mixes: Makes all the mixes weak and granulating. Difficult to mix because it’s so much weaker than other colors, so it’s easy to overwhelm.
My Review of Ultramarine Pink
My friends told me I would not like this pigment and I don’t. Weak pigments are not my favorite and I don’t really like granulation much either. I do think it’s a reasonable alternative to something like Potter’s Pink which is also weak and granulating, and I like the unmixed hue of Ultramarine Pink more, but it doesn’t color-separate as much so may not seem as magical to PP fans.