PG19 Cobalt Green (zinc)
Cobalt zinc oxide.
7 tubes from 5 of 24 paint lines contain PG19. 7 are made from PG19 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- Handle with care Contains cobalt. Avoid breathing in the dust or getting the paint in your mouth, and don't sand or spray it.
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly semi-opaque.
Genuine or hue?
Cobalt pigments are costly, mix to clean, slightly cool tints and shouldn't be breathed in as dust. Hues cost much less and usually tint more strongly, but their mixes rarely look quite the same.
Purest PG19, by brand
The best single-pigment PG19 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Gamblin Cobalt GreenLF I
- Michael Harding Cobalt Green DeepSeries 5 · LF I · Semi-opaque
- Old Holland Cobalt Green TurquoiseSeries E · LF I
- Holbein Cobalt Green DeepSeries D · LF I · Semi-opaque
- Vasari Cobalt GreenLF not rated · Opaque
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Grumbacher, Williamsburg, M. Graham, Rembrandt, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Art Spectrum, Langridge, Blockx, Maimeri Puro, W&N Artisan.
Made from PG19 alone
Brands: Gamblin, Holbein, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Vasari.