List of products by brand CP

méthylcellulose is a water retainer for paints and coatings. it is used at too high temperatures or on too porous supports, it allows to extend the working time. it is also used as a resin to make gouaches and in acrylic and vinyl resins for the preparation of colors.

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

the medium ultramarine blue pigment is lighter and less purplish than the dark ultramarine blue pigment. It is compatible with all binders and all painting and coating techniques. A dosage in the lime paste at 20% of the lime weight will give a beautiful lavender blue, fairly sustained and more purplish than the lavender blue pigment. To mix it in water, it will be necessary to add a little liquid black soap and a little 95 ° household alcohol.

the ercolano blue pigment is an organic pigment fixed on a carbonate and a sulfate. its color is quite bright sky blue. It is compatible with all binders and all techniques. A dosage in the lime paste at 25% of the weight of the lime gives a bright and fresh sky blue color reminiscent of the colors used on the seaside. This pigment mixes perfectly well in water.

powdered casein is a 90 mesh (very fine, good quality) food-grade acidic casein obtained from milk. It is a natural binder for making paints and plasters and an excellent fixer for lime. It is only applicable on solid and rigid supports but not on canvas or paper because it forms a hard and very solid film. Casein is very popular in decoration because it gives a very beautiful velvety mat, so it goes perfectly with lime. To use it it will be necessary to transform it into glue, for that we must make it react with an alkaline, such as lime (old and best method), ammonium carbonate or borax. Discover our casein preparation recipe

nebraska acryl mat is a professional acrylic paint, multi-purpose professional acrylic paint, deep matt white special for interiors, for the preparation of backgrounds or as an undercoat and finishing coat for walls and ceilings (also for large ceilings). microporous paint, compatible with roller (microfibre or cotton) and airless.

ercolano orange pigment is an organic pigment fixed on calcium carbonate and sulphate. Its color is bright orange, brighter than the mineral orange pigment. this pigment is compatible with all binders and all techniques. With lime paste, a dosage of 25% of the weight of the lime gives a bright and bright orange color to make a paint (lime wash), but remains soft thanks to the lime.

The liquid acrylic binder is a concentrated, water-thinnable resin that does not yellow over time and allows the fixing of fillers on different substrates. It is a plastic resin derived from oil with very high adhesive power. Once dry, it is flexible and has a satin to shiny appearance and is washable. Depending on how thin it is diluted, layers can be superimposed without diluting the previous ones to create decorations, patinas or effects

quartz sand 0/300 is used to make plasters, plaster bonding systems and material effects. It is an off-white sand that can be mixed with lime in paste or powder form. or an acrylic binder. Our off-white quartz sand 0/300 has a very regular grain size, which makes it easy to iron as with marble powders to which it can also be mixed. However, do not shoe it too hard as it contains free silica, which would cause black marks. It is in any case reserved for finishing coats. 

dark yellow ocher pigment from Provence is extracted from an ore from the gargas quarry in the vaucluse. it is a 100% natural pigment which gives a very luminous yellow hue with a transparent binder and a slightly orangey yellow with a white-like binder. This pigment is compatible with all painting techniques (lime, casein, fresco, skin glue, shellac, flour paint, egg, acrylic, vinyl, potassium silicate etc). Its dosage varies according to the binders. For lime, plan a dosage of about 45% of the weight of lime before saturation.

The liquid vinyl binder is a thick, white, highly concentrated resin used to make decorations and as a fixative for lime. It is the ideal binder for lime paints and coatings because it keeps the velvety matt of the lime even at high dosage. Dose 10% of the weight of lime paste or powder as a fixative. This binder can also be used for artistic painting, gluing of canvases....

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).