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 pigments. Our natural ochres pigments and our natural earths pigments are all 100% natural and are extracted from different quarries in France, in particular in the Ardennes, Burgundy, Vaucluse but also in different countries such as Germany, Italy, and India. Depending on the region, we will have all different colors. They are extracted, washed, then dried, and if necessary, burned or calcined according to the color that one wishes to obtain, to finish finely crushed in order to obtain an impalpable powder of the order of 30 microns.

natural ochres and natural earths have the advantage of being able to be mixed together to obtain other colors because they are compatible with each other. they also have excellent opacity, great resistance to alkalis, such as lime paste, and great resistance to uv (insensitive).

They have the advantage of being compatible with all binders such as lime paste or powder or cement but also natural or synthetic oils, glues, gums and resins (gum arabic, shellac, rabbit skin glue, acrylic binder, linseed oil) and can be used in all techniques (oil, egg, casein, acrylic, skin glue, lime, plaster, fresco).

 
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cobalt blue pigment
cobalt blue pigment
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The cobalt blue pigment is a cobalt oxide (cobalt aluminate), of a primary, opaque clear blue, with a beautiful luminosity. It is the blue of choice for use in all painting techniques (acrylic, gouache oil, gums, resins, glues) because it is stable and covering, and is particularly suitable for fresco.
€9.95
dark natural umber pigment
dark natural umber pigment
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dark natural umber pigment is a mixture of sienna and black iron oxide which results in a greenish black taupe color. This pigment is compatible for all painting techniques and for all binders. A dosage in lime at 35% is the saturation limit. This pigment requires a drop of black soap and alcohol to promote its dispersion.
€2.00
dark red ocher pigment from Provence
dark red ocher pigment from Provence
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dark red ocher pigment from provence , extracted in the gargas quarry, is obtained by firing yellow ocher. This pigment is one of the most opaque, which is why it is often used in flour paint in order to protect the wood well. Its color is red, salmon depending on the binder used and the dosage. the red ocher pigment is compatible with all painting techniques (casein, flour paint for wood, fresco fresco, acrylic or vinyl, skin glue, egg, shellac, silicate, gum arabic).

€1.95
lime blue pigment
lime blue pigment
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lime blue pigment is a polysulphurized sodium aluminosilicate (synthetic metal oxide fixed on a mineral base). Its color is rather purplish primary lavender blue. this pigment is compatible with all techniques and all binders. However, to dilute it, it will be necessary to add to it in addition to water a little household alcohol at 95 ° and liquid black soap.

€1.95
dark calcined umber pigment
dark calcined umber pigment
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the dark calcined umber pigment is a mixture of natural red and black calcined earths which gives a dark chocolate hue with a slightly purplish background. the colour of the dark calcined shadow pigment varies from brown/taupe to flax/flax in a white binder depending on the dosage. Dosed at 15% of the weight of lime paste, it gives a very nice and soft light taupe tone. It may be necessary to add a little black soap to help its diffusion
€2.70
veneto red pigment
veneto red pigment
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the red veneto pigment is a red earth, a hematite, purified, dried, ground from the region of Veneto. the veneto red pigment has been known since antiquity and is highly regarded in the arts and restoration. it is suitable for all techniques. Dilute it to 30% maximum in lime, we reach saturation on a very soft light red.

€2.70
sky blue pigment
sky blue pigment
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the sky blue pigment is a mixture with a copper phthalocyanine which gives a primary light blue tone that is slightly green and quite soft, pastel. Compatible with all techniques and binders, only not suitable in flour paint, ocher paint because it changes color during cooking. Requires a little household alcohol at 95 ° to promote its dilution in water.
€2.80
burnt umber pigment from the ardennes
burnt umber pigment
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burnt umber pigment from the Ardennes is a 100% natural umber giving a slightly purplish chocolate shade. this pigment is the ideal pigment for fresco painting to reproduce a stormy sky. It mixes easily with other pigments to compose the shade of the shadows of your works. This pigment is compatible with all binders and all painting and coating techniques.
€2.60
hématite pigment from bourgogne
hématite pigment
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the hématite pigment from bourgogne in france is extracted from the quarry of saint amand en Puisaye. reddish brown color. This pigment was very often used in bourgogne, in berry and in indre for painting barn doors and other woodwork on farms.
€2.50
lavender blue pigment
lavender blue pigment
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the lavender blue pigment is a mixture of sodium aluminosilicate giving a light lavender blue color, slightly purplish. 75% natural pigment, mixes well in water binders. A dosage of 15% of the weight of lime paste, whitewash, gives a very soft pale lavender color. It is possible to further increase the dosage to have a more sustained shade up to about 30%

€2.15
purple ombre pigment
purple umber pigment
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the purple umber pigment is a blend of mars violet, red oxide and black iron oxide resulting in a lightly shaded purplish eggplant color. The purple umber pigment is compatible with all binders and all techniques, however it will often be necessary to stir the container when painting because the red tends to settle at the bottom of the pot. It will also be necessary to add a little 95 ° alcohol to it in addition to the black soap to facilitate its dilution in the binders.
€2.90
indian red pigment
indian red pigment
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Indian red pigment is a 100% natural iron oxide compatible with all binders. Its colour is brown/burgundy to beige/pink with a white binder and a beautiful warm burgundy red with a transparent binder. This pigment is easy to mix and is suitable for all painting and coating techniques. In lime paste a dosage of 30% gives a deep burgundy colour, and this is the maximum.
€2.00