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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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 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
Verone greenish shadow pigment
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 Verone greenish shadow pigment is a 100% natural earth containing iron oxides and clays known since antiquity. It is a purified and ground natural soil which has good covering power. It gives a brown / green to gray green color with a transparent binder and a linen color in lime when dosed at approximately 10% by weight of lime paste. It is possible to increase the dosage to have a light minty brown. It is compatible with all binders and all techniques and can be diluted very well in water.

€2.95
dark ultramarine blue pigment
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the dark ultramarine blue pigment is a polysulfurized sodium aluminosilicate, an imitation of lapis lazuli, which gives a slightly purplish navy blue color. Equivalent to majorelle blue or guimet blue (its creator) or klein blue. It can be used in all techniques and all binders, however with lime or cement the paint or the plaster must be used during the day.

€4.40
royal blue pigment
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the royal blue pigment is a mixture of carbonates and iron oxides (copper phthalocyanine) which give a bright primary blue color. compatible with all binders and all techniques. In lime paste, a dosage of 20% of the weight of lime gives a sustained tone, we can go up to 30%, beyond that it will not color more. This pigment can be diluted quite well with water with a little liquid black soap.
€3.50
chypre burnt umber pigment
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the chypre burnt umber pigment is a burnt iron oxide and clay silicates, 100% natural, compatible with all binders and all painting and coating techniques. Its appearance is reddish brown to pinkish beige depending on the binders. The umbers are used to fold the colours, and it is important to mix them with the complementary colour of the dominant colour of the decor to have beautiful umbers.
€2.50