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Kremer has a [URL=https://shop.kremerpigments.com/en/new-products/pigments/8045/yinmn-blue]10g glass vial[/URL] of it for $69 if anyone would like to try their hand at mixing their own.
They have info now. It’s PB86
Chemical description: Pigment Blue 86
ColorIndex PB 86
Opacity opaque
Suitability Acrylics, Oil, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache
Color Blue Form powder
Solubility in water No data availableIt’s says only for industrial purposes so not sure if it’s suitable for the amateur. I think I’d rather buy from QoR even if it will be pricey. If they offer a small half pan I’m game to try it out.
BTW, is anyone else calling this “Yinmin” blue? I know the M is manganese but Yinman just sounds stupid to me. Doesn’t roll of the tongue like Yinmin.
Yttrium Indium Manganese Oxide is an Inorganic pigment.
YIn0.8 Mn 0.2O3
Prepared by calcination of oxides of the elements yttrium, indium, and manganese to a temperature of approximately 1,200 °C (2,200 °F)
Bright reddish blue
Color said to be between Cobalt Blue and Ultramarine Blue, although different shades are possible by varying element ratios during manufacture.
Blue 10G513 is a high temperature calcined pigment based on yttrium, indium and manganese. It has a bright red-shade blue masstone, and high tint strength with excellent UV and visible opacity
YinMn Blue is an inorganic blue pigment that was accidentally discovered by Professor Mas Subramanian and his then graduate student Andrew E. Smith at Oregon State University in 2009 and is being commercialized by the Shepherd Color Company. As of 06/2018 it does not appear to be commercially available except in U.S. as a Crayola Crayon and Australia by Derivan as a Matisse professional artists acrylic paint
May be offered by Gamblin Artist Colors as a limited edition oil color in the near future
Pigment PB86 now sold by Kremer Pigments – 10 g (Glas) Order number: @ €41.65 * €4,165.00 * / 1000 g – 50 g (Glas) @ €177.31 * €3,546.20 * / 1000 g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YInMn_Blue
YInMn Blue
“I was so excited when I heard that a new pigment had been discovered. Like many, it was discovered or created by accident, back in 2009, in Oregon State University. The Professor’s name is Mas Subramanian.
The name of the pigment comes from the chemicals that form this colour – Yttrium, Indium and Manganese.
Manganese oxide is normally black, Yttrium and Indium are yellow and white, so creating a blue when they were heated was a total surprise! It is a stable and non-toxic inorganic pigment, that reflects heat and absorbs ultraviolet so may be used for insulation.
The colour is described as being between ultramarine and cobalt blue. It is also compared with cobalt deep blue. I think of it as rather like a granulating Indanthrone blue – like a mix of PB60 and PB74. Very beautiful.
I’ve been curiously watching for it to be made into a paint. I saw an acrylic limited edition made by Matisse, and an oil version made by Gamblin but these were described as very opaque paints. Here it is in watercolour. The granulation really makes it something special.
I’ve tried to adjust to get the colour accurate but it is just a little more dull or greyed than it looks on my screen.
The pigment costs about 6 times more than cobalt or cerulean pigments due to the cost of the rare earth element Indium. It is not necessarily likely to be made as a watercolour any time soon, but it is not impossible if there is enough interest.
This was a Daniel Smith R&D sample and it was thought that as it is expensive, it may not offer enough to be developed further. What do you think? Would you buy it?”
Jane Blundell
https://janeblundellart.blogspot.com/2017/04/yinmn-blue.html
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