Kremer Watercolor - Indigo, genuine

Kremer watercolors are all made by hand in the Color-Mill in the Allgäu region. Our pure, high quality pigments form the main ingredient and are bound in a home made medium based on gum arabic and honey.

Indigo is an organic pigment with a blackish blue, somewhat dull hue. The plants from which indigo can be obtained are found in many parts of the world. The plant that gives it its name, Indigofera tinctoria L., is native to India. As an artists pigment, indigo has been documented in Roman paintings from the 1st century AD, in early medieval miniatures, and in paintings from all periods of European relay painting. The oldest evidence, however, comes from excavations and has been dated to 3000 BC.