Hi Carol
Yes, DS Prussian blue only lists one pigment (PB27) – some other brands may use a mixture of more than one pigment (this is then known as a “convenience” mixture).
You can easily find this info on the paint charts for each manufacturer 🙂

Brilliant, thank you! I have another question: Are there multiple pigments in Prussian Blue? You listed only one (PB 27), and Winsor & Newton has the same colour name but also lists only this pigment.

Hi Carol
Yes, they use the same pigment, but the way the pigment is prepared during manufacturing changes the color appearance.
You might find this article useful 🙂

Thank you for your quick reply! I’m making a list and really appreciate your response! Will look for lemon yellow.

Hi Sydney
New Gamboge and Hansa yellow light are both warm and cool versions of a yellow.
So from a learning point of view they are fine.
I use Hansa yellow deep and Lemon yellow because where possible I prefer single pigment and transparent paints… It’s a subtle difference that you may not notice at first.
One thing to keep in mind is that the “introductory set” includes small 5ml tubes. This makes it very cost effective if you just want to try things out (cheaper than buying single 15ml tubes)
🙂

Happy to help Beth 🙂

Wonderful articles.
I was utterly lost as to where to begin and now I feel I actually have a starting point. Thank you so much!

Hi Josephine
Yes… The Italian brand Maimeri has been around for a while (not sure why they call their watercolors “MaimeriBlu”.
One of their ambassadors is the artist Jenna Rainey. They do rival top brands in quality and have lots of single-pigment options.
QoR paints are made my the Golden Artist Colors company. they have a long history of making paints for artists (I guy called Sam Golden” was the one of the founders in the 1930s), but their watercolor range is a more recent product (introduced in 2014 I believe). They use a non-traditional binder in the ingredients which is said to make the paint more vivid 🙂