Of all the rainbow of pigments I frequently run out of ultramarine blue. This color seems to evaporate from my palette. Often, I use this pigment in painting my skies on it's own and with other blues such as cobalt blue or cerulean. Also, I frequently use this pigment in depicting water and with other colors.
Perhaps, it is even more valuable in mixing darks. One of my favorite combinations is to mix ultramarine blue with burnt sienna which makes a rich gray or lovely dark depending on the pigment ratio's. Another lovely dark I frequently use is ultramarine blue with burnt umber.
This is not to say I don't use other blues. There are so many out there. Some of my favorites are: Prussian blue, kings royal blue, ultramarine feinst, marine blue, peacock blue, verditer blue, horizon blue and phthalo blue.
When I use a limited palette, ultramarine blue often has to be included because it mixes well with other pigments and is useful in mixing greens.
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