Terra Rosa is a warm, brownish red colour. It is an earth pigment, and is also known as Bole. Bole stems from the Latin bōlus meaning lump of earth. It is an opaque and permanent pigment.
Naples Yellow is an opaque pinkish-yellow pigment. Originally a lead antimonite pigment, it can be found in Babylon tiles dating 5th c BC. Its name comes from natural deposits found in Mount...
Brown Madder is an intense brown colour. Its richness creates layered dark mixes which are useful for an autumn palette. It can be used as an alternative to Burnt Sienna.
Brown Ochre is one of the oldest pigments used by mankind and can be seen in various pre-historic cave art. Made from natural tinted clays found in the earth, Brown Ochre is a rich versatile brown...
Terre Verte is a soft green colour . It was also known as Verona Green as it was mined for near Verona, Italy. It is a transparent pigment with a low tinting strength perfect for mixing flesh tones...
Gold Ochre is an earth pigment, and as such, has been used since prehistoric times. It is a warm brownish yellow colour. It has been made synthetically since the 1920s.
