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I am looking for an ink that as close as possible to what we call "Egyptian blue" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_blue). It seems that the color variant that come close to what I'm looking for is Iroshizuku's Kon-Peki, as well as the Éclat de saphir of J. Herbin.

 

Do you have any other pointers? Grateful for any leads, many thanks.

 

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Diamine Blue Velvet?

Diamine Majestic Blue?

 

Here's a link for Goulet's blue inks.

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The colour sample that Wikipedia shows (top right corner) looks nothing like the images below.

 

True. When I think "Egypt" and "blue" together I think "faience" -- which is a lot more turquoise than the photo in the link of the pigment powder. I'll have to go through my notes and try to figure out a good turquoise that goes with "William the Hippo" from the MMA (which I've wanted for years but didn't really have a use for another tchotchke); but off the top of my head, I'd say have a look at Edelstein Topaz.

If you want the somewhat more insipid blue of the photo of the pigment powder, not a clue. Maybe KWZI Azure #1?

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I guess Egyptian blue is a kind of Lapizlazuli blue stone...Because Egyptians loved this material...

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No, Egyptian Blue was one of the very first artificial pigments. It was possibly discovered by potters or copper refinement.

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Now that you're into R&K, I'm forced to suggest their "Blue And White Porcelain". Since it is/was a 2014 LE ink, I doubt that there are any left for sale. In any case, it does look powdery enough but has more grey and less green that any of those pictures mentioned above.

 

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For the colour : Visconti's Blue

For the powder : Diamine Misty Blue

 

 

+1 I was just thinking that.

 

Diamine China Blue and Montblanc Royal Blue fade and they're much lighter.

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http://sheismylawyer.com/She_Thinks_In_Ink/2015-Inklings/slides/2015-Ink_0111.jpg

 

 

How about DC Super Show blue?

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http://www.seilnacht.com/Lexikon/f_aegyp2.JPG

 

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And there seemed to be a broad variety of the color. Not one specific tone.

 

Other considered names for Egyptian Blue are also Cobalt Blue and Thénard's Blue.

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I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions - such a wealth of information! I will be researching all the suggested pointers!

 

I love this forum

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Spent some time recently in museums around the world (literally). Lapis lazuli is a very dark blue, naturally occurring stone. It's colour comes from a copper salt in the stone. Used to be ground into a pigment for artwork, a dark blue. Was called cobalt blue and has been superseded by an artificial pigment that is chemically similar but easier to paint with.

 

As Astron mentioned, Egyptian Blue is an artificial pigment made out of copper salts. So very similar to lapis lazuli in structure but a much lighter color, more near a turquoise than a dark blue. Compared the two when in the Egyptian and Babylonian rooms at Chicago's Oriental Art Museum. The luster and purity of color of both pigments is very noticeable and bright. But nowhere close in actual color.

 

So if I wanted an ink that looked like either lapis lazuli or Egyptian Blue, I would look for a very bright dark blue or a very bright turquoise. But I would probably go to a gouache rather than an ink because inks are semi-transparent where gouache is opaque.

 

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No, Egyptian Blue was one of the very first artificial pigments. It was possibly discovered by potters or copper refinement.

 

I guess Egyptian blue is a kind of Lapizlazuli blue stone...Because Egyptians loved this material...

Regards.

:happyberet:

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