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pigments

 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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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
orange ochre pigment
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The orange ochre pigment is a mixture of ochres and oxides of our composition that can be used with all binders and for all techniques. It gives a yellow-orange colour as soft as ochres and earths. Dose at 30% of the weight of lime paste to obtain a deep terracotta colour. It dilutes very well with water and will have an excellent outdoor resistance. A low dosage will give a very soft pale yellow-pink colour outside, reminiscent of the reflections of a sunset.
€2.20
blackcurrant red pigment
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the blackcurrant red pigment is a mixture of iron oxides and calcium carbonate which gives a purplish burgundy to old purplish pink color. This pigment is compatible with all binders and all painting and coating techniques. A dosage of 30% of the weight of lime paste gives a beautiful slightly purplish burgundy, if we dilute more for a whitewash we obtain a purplish old pink color. This pigment dilutes well in water with a little liquid black soap.

€2.30
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
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
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