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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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ercolano red pigment
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ercolano red pigment is a 100% natural red clay soil composed of minerals and iron oxides, extracted in the Veneto region of Italy. This pigment is compatible with all binders and techniques. This pigment is extracted in the Veneto region of Italy, in the San Giovanno Ilarione quarry. This natural earth dilutes well with water and gives, depending on the binder, a bright red tending slightly towards reddish red to a rosy red with a white binder.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

€2.80
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
green lime pigment
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The green lime pigment is a mixture of copper phthalocyanine and calcium carbonate with a light green, slightly bluish and fairly bright colour. Compatible with all binders and all techniques. In lime and dosed at 15% of the weight of the lime, it gives a soft and pale light green colour. Nevertheless, in order to be able to mix it better, it will be necessary to add a little 95° household alcohol and liquid black soap.
€1.80
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
red pigment 130
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the red pigment 130 is a synthetic iron oxide giving a slightly raspberry burgundy red to pinkish burgundy color depending on the binder. This pigment is compatible with all techniques and all binders. A dosage in the lime paste at 30% of the lime weight gives the maximum, a beautiful burgundy red very soft but sustained almost as much as the pigment itself, ideal for making magnificent stuccos.
€2.80
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
wagon green pigment
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wagon green pigment is a mixture of iron oxides and organic pigment which gives a colour from dark green, moss green to soft green. This pigment is compatible with all techniques and binders. Mixed in lime at a dosage of 30% of the weight of lime (the maximum, beyond that does not tint any stronger) you will obtain a moss green colour.
€3.50
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
ultramarine violet pigment
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the ultramarine violet pigment, from england, is a polysulfurized sodium aluminosilicate which gives a deep and vivid purple violet. It is compatible with all binders and all techniques. Be careful, however, with lime, like the ultramarine blue pigment, the ultramarine purple pigment mixed with the lime must be used during the day, otherwise it may lose its color and make walls in degraded colors because of the alkalinity of the lime that eats it

€5.20
wormwood green pigment
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the wormwood green pigment is a mixture of green organic pigments fixed on calcium carbonates and sulphates which gives a soft green / anise / almond color. This pigment is compatible with all techniques and all binders. A dosage in lime paste at 30% of the lime weight gives a light anise green color. This dosage is the maximum in lime, beyond that it does not color more.
€2.75
old green pigment
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the old green pigment is an oxide of chromium discovered by a chemist named Pannetier in the 19th century. This pigment gives an English green or light wagon color. Pigment compatible with all techniques and binders. It is a very opaque and very solid earthy green that I particularly recommend in the fresco technique.
€3.90