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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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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
calcined sienna pigment
calcined sienna pigment
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the calcined sienna pigment from the Ardennes is obtained by firing natural sienna to give a reddish brown color. It is the iron oxide contained in natural sienna which, when cooking, gives this color. This pigment is compatible for all painting techniques and is ideal for flour painting for wood, because it is a very opaque pigment that will protect wood well.
€2.50
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
brown ocher pigment
brown ochre pigment
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the brown ochre pigment is a mixture of ochres and iron oxides. Gives a brown / brown to beige tint with a white binder, hazelnut color used pure or with oil. This pigment is compatible for all painting techniques. Its saturation threshold is 35% of the weight of lime.
€2.00
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
italy cassel brown pigment
italian cassel brown pigment
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italian cassel brown pigment is a mixture of 100% natural calcined iron oxides giving a taupe brown/black to medium mouse grey slightly brown colour depending on the binder and dilution. This pigment is made in Italy and was originally extracted from peat and ferrous lignites. It is perfectly diluted in water. A dosage of 30% of the weight of lime paste will give a taupe colour which is quite trendy at the moment.
€2.30
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
Verone greenish shadow pigment in powder
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
clay brown pigment
clay brown pigment
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clay brown pigment is a mixture of iron oxides giving a light pinkish brown colour. Its pigment is compatible with all binders and techniques and is 99% natural. A dosage in lime paste of 25% of the weight of lime gives a light pinkish brown colour in whitewash and a stronger colour in plaster. This pigment can be diluted relatively well in water with a little liquid black soap.
€2.00
brown pigment van dick from sweden
brown van dick pigment from sweden
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brown van dick pigment from sweden is a mixture of natural iron oxide and calcined sienna resulting in a purplish reddish brown color, wine lees. This pigment is compatible with all binders and all painting and coating techniques. A dosage in the lime paste at 30% of the lime weight will give the strongest color in the whitewash, quite sustained like the photo. The color will be stronger in plaster because less diluted
€3.00
chypre burnt umber pigment
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