Painting with Cobra Painting with Cobra water mixable oil colours provides artists numerous advantages.

Cobra:• hasaverywidecolourspectrumwith70colours;• hasacompleterangeofauxiliaries;• hasahighdegreeofpigmentationandfineness(Artists’quality);• hasthehighestdegreeoflightfastness(+++),wherebythe originalcolourremainsunchangedforatleast100years undermuseumconditions;• offerstencoloursbasedonhighlyexclusivepigmentssuch asthecadmiums,cobaltsandchromiumoxides;• doesnotcontainanysolventsandthereforecanbe usedeverywhere;• containscolourswithauniformdegreeofsheen;• hasauniformdryingtime;• givestypicaloilpaintresults,suchassharpbrushstrokes andwonderfullydeepcolours;• isidealforalloilpainttechniques,from‘allaprima’andlayered paintingtoglazingtechniques;• mixeswithwaterverywell;• issuitableforusingroughandfinetextures,whetherpureor mixedwithwaterand/ormedium;• issuitableforworkingwithbrushes,paintingknives,rollers, sponges,etc.;• iseasytoremovewithsoapandwaterfromhandsandequipment.

Setting down what you truly feel. Saying what

you really want to say. Experimenting as never

before – at any time you want. From now on

give your inspiration full rein with Cobra: the

new water mixable oil colour from Royal Talens

that produces wonderful and long-lasting

results without having to use solvents such

as turpentine or white spirits. A material with

unlimited possibilities for the ambitious artist.

ThetechniqueCobra gives the artist all the freedom to paint just about everywhere. This

is due to Cobra paint and mediums not needing any solvents during use

and they can be easily mixed with water. Impossible? On the contrary!

Painting with Cobra is the same as painting with traditional oil paint. The

paint can be applied using all the usual oil paint techniques and there are

no visible changes during the drying process. The colour as well as the

brush stroke or applied texture remain unchanged after the paint has dried:

the paint remains as it was when applied. What’s more, Cobra offers the

possibility of painting using opaque as well as transparent layers. The unique

properties of the paint add an extra dimension. For example, you don’t

need to work with solvents so that your work area is kept free of

unhealthy vapours.

Cobra auxiliariesWorking with Cobra is even more fun and easy with those mediums

and varnishes that are especially geared to (water mixable) oil paint

techniques. Mediums affect the properties of the paint and are often

indispensable for a durable build-up of your painting. A varnish, for

example, can protect a painting for a long time.

Whycanoilcoloursbemixed with water? In order to allow oil to be mixed with water an additive is necessary

that functions as a type of intermediary in bringing about a stable

mixture of small oil droplets in water. This mixture is called an emulsion

and the additive an emulsifier. Such a method has been used in

painting for a long time: with casein and tempera paint. Natural

emulsifiers have been used for these two types of paint. Casein is

a natural emulsifier and tempera is made using the emulsifiers in

egg (yoke). The result is always that the paint, despite the presence

of water-repellent components, can still be mixed with water and

is indelible when dry.

Infinite freedom

water mixable oil colour

+++PY35

4

207+++PW6

1

105+++PW7/PY42/PBk9

3

291+++PW7

1

104+++PY184

2

254+++PY184/PY154

2

275+++PY154

2

283+++PY128

3

272

+++PR207

3

317+++PR108

4

314+++PR254/PO43

3

340+++PR254

3

315

+++PW7/PO43/PBr24

3

224

+++PR108

4

303+++PO43

2

311

+++PY154/PO43

2

266

+++PW7/PR122/PV23

3

536+++PW7/PB29/PV23

3

548+++PV23/PR122

3

568

+++PW7/PB29

3

517

+++PG7

3

675+++PG7/PY110

3

623+++PG7/PY110/PR264

3

620

+++PG17

4

668

+++PG7/PY154

3

619+++PW7/PG7/PY154

2

615+++PG7/PY154

3

618

+++ PW7/PB29/PBk9

2

562

+++PB29

2

504+++PB28

4

511+++PB29/PB15

3

512

+++PY42

2

227

+++PY35

4

271

+++PY35/PO20

4

210+++PY154

2

284+++PY110

3

244+++PW7/PY154/PBr24

3

222+++PW7/PY154/PBr24

3

223+++PY154/PO43

2

285

+++PR108

4

306

+++PO20

4

211

+++PW7/PR202

2

330+++PV19

3

369

+++PR254/PR264

3

345+++PR176

3

318

+++PR264

2

389+++PR202/PW7

3

577+++PV23/PR122

3

567

+++PB15/PW7

2

535+++PB27

3

508+++PB15

3

570+++PB35

4

534

+++PB15/PG7

3

565+++PW7/PB15/PG7

3

522+++PG7/PY154

3

617

+++PB15/PW7

2

572

+++PR101

2

339+++PY42/PBk11

2

234+++PR101

2

411+++PY42

3

265

+++PR101/PBk11

2

403

+++PR101

3

378+++PR101/PBk11

2

409+++PY42/PBk11

3

408

+++PBk9/PB15/PV19

2

708+++PBk9

1

701+++PBk9/PB29

1

702+++PW6/15/20/PBk11

3

800+++PW6/20/PR101

3

802+++PW6/20/PR101

3

803

+++PR254

3

315

40ml 150ml

The Cobra colour range

CadmiumyellowlemonTitanium white TitaniumbuffZinc white Permanentlemonyellow Primaryyellow PermanentyellowlightTransparentyellowmedium

Transparent red medium Cadmium red mediumPyrroleredlight Pyrrolered

Naplesyellowred

Cadmium red lightVermilion

Permanent orange

Violet Blue violetPermanent blue violet

King’sblue

Phthalo green Sap green Olive green

Chromium oxide green

Permanent green deepEmerald greenPermanent green light

Greyishblue

Ultramarine Cobalt blue Cobaltblue(ultram.)

Yellow ochre

Cadmiumyellowmedium

CadmiumyellowdeepPermanentyellowmedium Indianyellow Naplesyellowlight Naplesyellowdeep Permanentyellowdeep

Cadmium red deep

Cadmium orange

Persian rosePrimarymagenta

Pyrrolereddeep Carmine

Madderlake Permanent red violet light Permanent red violet

Ceruleanblue(phthalo)Prussian blue Phthalo blueCerulean blue

PhthaloturquoiseblueTurquoiseblue Yellowish green

Primarycyan

Light oxide redRaw sienna Burnt sienna Transparentoxideyellow

Vandykebrown

Transparent oxide red Burnt umberRaw umber

Payne’sgrey Ivoryblack Lampblack Silver Light gold Deep gold

Cobraisahigh-profilemovementinmodernart,which

originatedin1948asaninternationalassociationofpoets,

writersandartists(includingKarelAppelandCorneille)

withinEurope.Thenamecomesfromthethreecapital

citiesofthecountriesfromwherethefounderscame,

namelyCopenhagen,Brussels and Amsterdam.

ROYALTALENS,P.O.Box4,7300AA,Apeldoorn,theNetherlandswww.cobra.royal-talens.com

88390024-2010

Lightfastness+++=the70Cobracolourshavethehighestdegreeoflightfastness.Thismeansthatundermuseumconditionsitislightfastforatleast100years!ThelightfastnesshasbeentestedaccordingtotheASTMstandardD4303.

Opacity / transparencyDependingonthetypeofpigmentCobrawatermixableoilcolourhasboth(semi-)transparentand(semi-)opaquecolours.Thedegreeofopacityandtransparencyisindicatedbythefollowingsymbols:

transparent(13colours) semi-transparent(7colours) semi-opaque(24colours) opaque(26colours)

PackagingTube40ml(70colours)Tube150ml(30colours)=

Colour IndexForprofessionalgradesofpaintwelistthepigmentsused.ThepigmentisindicatedbylettersandfiguresaccordingtotheColourIndex.TheColourIndexisaninternationalsystemwhichallowsonetocheckwhichpigmentsareusedinaparticularcolourandwhatthepropertiesofthatpigmentare.Thelettersstandforaparticularcolour,thefiguresgivethespecifictypeofpigment.Forexample:PW6=PigmentWhite,6=Titaniumdioxide.Thepigmentdesignationsmentionedbeloware used.

PW = PigmentWhitePR = PigmentRedPG = PigmentGreenPY = PigmentYellowPB = PigmentBluePBr = PigmentBrownPO = PigmentOrangePV = PigmentVioletPBk = PigmentBlack

LightfastnessPigments used

PackagingPrice seriesOpacity/transparency

8 7 1 2 0 7 9 3 1 7 1 2 6

Explanation of the symbols

The colours illustrated correspond with the real colours as much as possible.

Pyrrolered