Watercolor - Indigo including pencil

including pencil

Sketchbook pages are micro-perforated for easy removal with clean edges

5 flatcard with matching envelope

Size: 6 x 9" / 152 x 229 mm

Watercolor - Indigo including pencilGenuine Indigo color is extracted from the leaves of the Indigo plant, Indigofera Tinctoria, through a fermentation process, unlike other natural dyes that are extracted through heating the dyestuff in a pot of water. Indigo dye is one of the oldest dyes used for textiles and printing. India, China and Japan have incredibly rich traditions with Indigo, with India being the main supplier of the dye during the Greco Roman era. Romans used the term