GOLDEN HEAVY BODY ACRYLIC AZURITE HUE HISTORIC 2 OZ

GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic Azurite Hue recreates the deep, slightly greenish blue associated with historic Azurite while using a modern pigment blend designed for the demands of contemporary painting. 💙💚🏛️🎨 Traditional Azurite was produced from naturally occurring copper carbonate minerals, creating a distinctive mineral blue prized by artists for centuries. ⛏️🪨💎✨

Because genuine historical Azurite lacks the stability and durability expected from modern artist colors, GOLDEN developed this affordable approximation using a carefully selected three-pigment mixture. 🎨🧪💙 The result is a deep, earthy greenish blue with semi-transparent coverage, a satin sheen, and excellent lightfastness—perfect for artists who want the character of an old-world mineral blue without the old-world pigment problems. 😂🏛️🖌️

COLOR CHARACTERISTICS 💙💚🏛️

• Deep greenish blue inspired by historic Azurite 💙💚

• Modern approximation of a traditional mineral color 🪨🎨

• Complex three-pigment blend 🌈

• Semi-transparent ✨

• Satin sheen 🖌️

• Excellent lightfastness ☀️🏆

• Earthy and subdued compared with brighter modern blues 🌊🩶

• Series 1 🎨💰

PAINT CHARACTERISTICS 🎨🖌️

• Thick Heavy Body consistency retains brushstrokes, tool marks, and impasto texture 🖌️⛰️✨

• Semi-transparent character makes it useful for layered applications and glazing 🌈🪟

• Modern pigment mixture recreates the visual character of historic Azurite without relying on genuine copper carbonate pigment 🧪💙

• Beautiful balance of blue depth and subtle green character 💙💚

• Can be extended or modified with GOLDEN mediums, gels, and pastes 🧪🖌️

• Compatible with all GOLDEN acrylic products 🤝🎨

IDEAL FOR 💙💚🎨

• Historical-inspired palettes 🏛️🖌️

• Landscapes and atmospheric skies 🏞️☁️

• Water, oceans, lakes, and coastal subjects 🌊💦

• Glazing and layered applications ✨🪟

• Architectural and stone subjects 🏛️🪨

• Deep blue-green shadows 🌑💙💚

• Portrait backgrounds and subdued passages 👤🎨

• Abstract and contemporary painting 💥🖼️

• Earthy, mineral-inspired palettes 🪨💎

• Artists wanting a historic-looking blue without grinding up a fucking copper mineral themselves 😂⛏️🪨💙

CLEAN UP 🫧🚿
Wash hands, brushes, and tools after use with warm, soapy water. 🧼🖌️ Thin, dried acrylic may be dissolved with isopropyl alcohol, although pigments may stain some surfaces.

STORAGE 📦🌡️
Store between 50–85°F (10–30°C). Avoid repeated freezing and thawing or prolonged exposure to temperatures above 120°F (49°C). Keep the tube opening clean and securely closed to minimize water loss. 🔒🎨

SPECS 📋🎨

• Color: Azurite Hue 💙💚

• GOLDEN Color Number: 1464

• Pigments: PBr7, PW6 & PB15:0

• PBr7 (77491): Natural Iron Oxide

• PW6 (77891): Titanium Dioxide Rutile

• PB15:0 (74160): Copper Phthalocyanine

• Transparency: Semi-Transparent ✨

• Sheen: Satin

• Lightfastness: Excellent ☀️🏆

• Viscosity: 20,000–27,000 CPS

• Series: 1

• Munsell: 3.6PB 3/3.9

• Size: 2 fl oz (59 mL)

• Manufacturer Item: 0001464-2

• UPC: 738797146426

FINAL NOTE 💙💚🏛️
Azurite Hue is basically GOLDEN saying, “We love your ancient blue, but maybe we can do this without pulverizing rocks today.” 😂⛏️🪨🎨 It captures the deep, earthy greenish-blue character of historic Azurite while delivering the excellent lightfastness and consistency modern artists actually need. 💙💚☀️ Whether you're building an old-world palette, glazing atmospheric shadows, painting landscapes, or just craving a blue with a little more ancient-art weirdness than your average tube, Azurite Hue brings the history without the historical bullshit. 😂🏛️💎🖌️✨