Indigo Blue

PBr7 + PB29 + PB15:3 – Semi-opaque

Indigo blue is a deep hue with subtle greenish undertones, created from a blend of burnt umber, ultramarine blue, and phthalo blue. Dark and intense, it evokes stormy seas and dramatic skies. Ideal for seascapes, nocturnal landscapes, or colored shadows, it lends itself to rich and expressive mixtures. Its beautiful depth and semi-transparency make it a versatile, powerful, and evocative blue.

Peridot Green – The Light of a Precious Gem

PG36 + PY154 + Pearlescent – Transparent – Slightly Granulating

Peridot Green is a radiant and luminous color, inspired by the precious gemstone of the same name. This light green, with golden-yellow and green reflections revealed by peridot, also known as olivine, boasts a warm and vibrant hue that evokes sunlit foliage or the first spring shoots of enchanting landscapes.

Ultramarine Blue

PB29 – Semi-opaque

Ultramarine blue is a deep and intense pigment with a slight violet undertone. It is ideal both for glazing and for creating subtle blends.
Its rich chromatic depth makes it an expressive and vibrant blue. When combined with Isaro Pink (PR122), it produces a beautiful range of luminous mauves, perfect for floral compositions.
A must-have on any palette, ultramarine blue combines depth, lightness, and intensity.

Azure Blue – The Freshness of the Skies

PB36 – Semi-transparent – Granulating

Azure blue is a luminous and soothing shade that evokes the vast summer skies and crystal-clear waters. This pigment, part of the cobalt blue family, is cherished for its subtly green undertone and gentle quality, making it an ideal choice for depicting aerial or marine landscapes.

Indanthrene blue

PB60 – Transparent

Indanthrene blue is a deep blue with slightly violet undertones.

Highly valued for its dark richness and transparency, it is ideal for glazing, deep shadows, and nocturnal atmospheres. With excellent lightfastness, it blends beautifully with reds to create intense violets, or with greens for subtle cool tones. It is a powerful and essential blue for enriching a contemporary palette. touch of red.

Caribbean Blue - Tropical Radiance

PB28 - Semi-Transparent - Granulating

Caribbean Blue is a vibrant hue that captures the brilliant light of tropical lagoons and crystal-clear waters. With its fresh and turquoise tone, this pigment provides luminous intensity, perfect for expressing the energy of marine landscapes, radiant skies, or tropical scenes.

This versatile blue harmonizes beautifully with Isaro Light Yellow to create vivid, striking greens. Paired with reds or pinks, it produces soft and subtle purples, ideal for floral or atmospheric compositions.

Yellow Ochre

PY42 – Semi-opaque

Yellow ochre is a natural mineral pigment, soft and warm, appreciated for its stability and understated elegance.
With its earthy yellow tone, it’s perfect for landscapes, skin tones, backgrounds, and classical compositions.
It offers excellent lightfastness and balanced coverage, and can be used both pure and in mixtures.
Yellow ochre brings soft, natural tones to the palette—ideal for creating harmonious and timeless color ranges.

Very bPhthalo Blue - A Luminous Blue

PB15:3 - Transparent - Non-Granulating

Phthalo Blue is particularly prized for seascapes and clear skies, where its transparency and depth truly shine. It can also be used in layering to enrich darkeautiful blue with a shade having an underlying green tone.

With phthalo green it forms very beautiful turquoise. With the yellows of the beautiful greens. With the ocher of the more muted greens and with the pink or the purple Isaro a beautiful range of mauves.

Red Ochre

PR102 – Semi-opaque

Red ochre is a natural, earthy pigment—warm and deep—used since Antiquity. With its nuanced orange-red hue, it brings strength, softness, and warmth to compositions. Covering, lightfast, and non-toxic, it is ideal for landscapes, warm skin tones, or rich backgrounds. It pairs beautifully with other ochres, greens, and blues to create natural, balanced harmonies. A true essential on any classical palette.

Ultramarine Blue - Between History and Modernity

PB29 - Semi-transparent - Granulating

Ultramarine Blue is a deep, rich hue, valued for its intense vibrancy and its ability to capture light, making it ideal for skies, oceans, and delicate shadows.Very useful for composing magnificent mauves, especially with quinacridones like Isaro pink for example. With black or burnt sienna, it makes it possible to obtain very beautiful Payne grays and with burnt umber to create a beautiful indigo.

Cobalt Blue - An Iconic Blue

PB28 - Semi-transparent - Granulating

Ideal for landscapes, Cobalt Blue excels in skies, calm waters, and distant mountains. Its granulating nature is perfect for textured effects and organic details.e. Bright and close to primary blue. We can define it as the most blue of blues because it does not draw on green (like Prussian blue) or red (like overseas).

English Red

PR101 – Opaque

English Red is a synthetic iron oxide pigment, deep and warm, with a reddish-brown undertone. Highly opaque, stable, and lightfast, it offers a matte texture ideal for backgrounds, skin tones (when combined with Old Yellow), and warm-toned landscapes. Its earthy richness allows it to blend harmoniously with ochres, greens, or blues, bringing balance and subtlety to compositions.y burnt orange.

Indigo Blue - A Historic Blue

PB29 + PBr7 + PB15 - Opaque - Moderately Granulating

With its granulating texture and natural depth, Indigo Blue is perfect for representing dramatic atmospheres, starry skies, or reflections on water. Its ability to layer in fine washes or be used opaquely makes it a favored choice for artists seeking variety in their compositions.

Burnt Sienna

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Burnt sienna is a natural pigment with warm, deep tones, obtained by calcining raw sienna.

With its rich reddish-brown hue, it brings warmth, balance, and strength to compositions. Highly stable, non-toxic, and with good covering power, it is ideal for shadows, dark skin tones, landscapes, and warm backgrounds. It blends harmoniously with blues, greens, and ochres. A timeless classic on every painter’s palette.deep and intense reddish brown has a high drying power. So, is excellent for making preliminary sketches with a very diluated first coat.

Very nice cold, deep gray, turning bPayne’s Grey - A Textured Grey

PBK11 + PB29 + PB15 - Opaque - Granulating

This hue, due to its harmonious nature and mixing potential, remains a top choice for watercolorists seeking refinement and delicacy in their compositions. It allows for subtle contrasts, making it ideal for working on stormy skies, nocturnal landscapes, and creating atmospheric gradients.lue. Useful as a contrast color.

Raw Sienna

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Raw sienna is a classic mineral pigment with warm, soft, earthy tones. Its luminous yellowish-brown hue makes it ideal for skin tones, landscapes, and underpainting. Stable, non-toxic, and with good drying power, it dries quickly—perfect for sketches or compositional bases. It blends harmoniously with blues, greens, and reds to create natural, balanced mixes. A discreet yet essential staple on any painter’s palette. is darker than yellow ochre but has the same undertone.
This natural earth produces outstanding transparency effect.

Prussian Blue - The First Modern Synthetic Pigment

PB27 - Transparent - Non-Granulating

Prussian Blue is an essential hue for watercolor artists. Rich in history, intensity, and versatility, it offers endless creative possibilities, whether for landscapes, portraits, or abstract works.

Raw Umber

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Raw umber is a traditional earthy pigment with a deep brown tone and a slight greenish cast. Very stable, non-toxic, and with good covering power, it is ideal for soft shadows, underpainting, landscapes, and textured effects.

Its low saturation allows for subtle color modulation without overpowering mixes. It blends easily with blues, reds, or ochres to create natural, balanced tones. An essential for creating calm, harmonious compositions.

Burnt Umber

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Burnt umber is a natural pigment with deep brown tones enriched by a warm, slightly reddish hue. Highly covering, lightfast, and non-toxic, it is ideal for shadows, dark backgrounds, landscapes, and warm skin tones.
It has good drying power, making it an excellent choice for underpainting or quick sketching. It blends harmoniously with blues, greens, and reds to create natural and balanced mixtures.

Indanthrene Blue - Intense Depth

PB60 - Transparent - Non-Granulating

This blue is perfect for artworks requiring dark and powerful tones, such as seascapes, stormy skies, or expressive portraits. It also excels in layering to create depth and subtle effects.

Phthalo Green

PG7 – Transparent

Phthalo green is a powerful, deep, and cool organic pigment with remarkable intensity.

Transparent and highly tinting, it is ideal for glazing, vivid blends, and luminous effects. When combined with phthalo blue (PB15:3), it produces brilliant turquoise tones, perfect for seascapes or exotic compositions. Extremely lightfast and non-toxic, phthalo green is an essential on any modern palette.id and strong bluish greens a good staple green to produce a large range of greens.

Very beautiful light blue, whiCerulean Blue - The Blue of Skies

PB35 - Semi-transparent - Granulating

Cerulean blue is a fresh and slightly opaque hue, cherished for its soft and natural tones that evoke clear skies and serene seascapes.ch pulls slightly towards green. Particularly suitable for working the sky.

Chromium Oxide Green

PG17 – Opaque

Chromium oxide green is a dense and stable mineral pigment with an earthy mid-green tone. Highly covering, with strong tinting strength, non-toxic, and exceptionally lightfast, it is ideal for landscapes, foliage, muted backgrounds, and cool skin tones.
Its natural, low-saturation hue makes it a balanced green, easy to harmonize with browns, reds, and yellows.

Satine Blue - An Original Blend

PB29 + PBr7 + PV16 - Semi-transparent - Granulating

Satine Blue is a refined color that captivates with its softness and subtle glow. Made from carefully selected pigments, this blue harmonizes beautifully with both warm and cool tones. For subtle shades, mix it with Isaro Rose or Magenta to create delicate purples or lavender hues. You can also try combining it with Payne's Grey for nocturnal skies or aquatic shadows.

Isaro green deep

PG7 + PBr7 – Semi-transparent

Isaro Dark Green is a deep, intense green obtained by combining phthalo green (PG7) with a natural earth pigment (PBr7). Similar to Hooker’s Green, it blends the strong tinting strength and transparency of PG7 with the earthy warmth of umber. The result is a dark, balanced green, ideal for dense foliage, shaded landscapes, or deep backgrounds.

Easy to modulate, it mixes beautifully with yellows for brighter greens, or with blues and browns for subtle, natural effects. A versatile, expressive green—especially valuable in landscape painting.

Icy Lake - The Essence of Winter

PBr7 + PB29 + Pearlescent

Icy Lake is a captivating and delicate shade that evokes the tranquility and purity of snow-covered landscapes. This pigment, with its dark blue hue and silver reflections, is perfect for capturing the serenity of frozen waters and winter night skies. Its subtle granulation allows for textured washes and delicate gradients, bringing a calm, wintry atmosphere to your artworks.

Sap green

PG7 + PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Sap green is a blend of phthalo green and raw sienna. It offers an earthy, slightly browned green reminiscent of dense forests and shaded foliage. Its natural tone makes it an excellent choice for vegetative shadows and woodland landscapes.

Easy to adjust with yellows for brighter greens or blues for cooler tones, it fits harmoniously into any landscape palette. Perfect for nuanced and realistic painting.ul in producing glazes when diluted.

Steel Blue - A Metallic Blue

PBr7 + PB29 + Pearlescent

Steel Blue is a captivating and modern shade, distinguished by its depth and subtlety. This slightly grayish blue evokes the cool, metallic tones of polished steel, which gives it its name. It is particularly valued for its ability to create cold, granular atmospheres.

Emerald Gmerald Green (or Viridian Green)

PG18 – Semi-opaque

Emerald green, also known as viridian green, is a transparent mineral pigment with a cool, deep, slightly bluish hue. Highly valued for its chromatic subtlety and excellent lightfastness, it is ideal for landscapes, bright foliage, colored shadows, and glazing. Its transparency allows for delicate layering and rich mixtures, especially with blues or reds to create nuanced greys or transparent blacks.

An elegant, classic, and refined green.sparent and less dull than chromium oxide green. Emerald green produces splendidly luminous green when mixed with cadmium yellow. Landscapists and some portraitists prefer it because his undertone is less vivid than the phtalo green.

Boreal blue - A Cosmic Blue

PB29 + Pearlescent

Boreal Blue is a captivating shade that evokes the magical light of the auroras borealis. This rich and intense blue, with its subtle and deep nuances, is perfect for artists seeking to create ethereal and mysterious atmospheres in their works. Its dark hue, combined with a slight granulation, allows for light and depth effects in skies, icy landscapes, or nocturnal scenes. 

Transparent Mars Red

PR101 – Transparent

Transparent Mars Red is a synthetic iron oxide with a warm, intense, and deep red-brown hue.
Its transparency makes it ideal for glazing, colored shadows, rich skin tones, or vibrant backgrounds.
Highly lightfast, non-toxic, and with strong tinting strength, it allows for nuanced layering and subtle blends with blues, greens, or ochres.
A versatile color, it is prized by artists seeking warmth and transparency without overwhelming opacity.

Apatite Blue - A Unique Hue

PB27 + Pearlescent - Transparent - Granulating

Apatite Blue is a vibrant and unique color, perfect for watercolorists seeking a fresh, original, and iridescent hue. This slightly greenish blue is inspired by the subtle tones of the gemstone of the same name, evoking seascapes or enchanting scenes. Its excellent transparency allows for bold washes. 

Mars Brown

PR101 – Opaque

Mars brown is a synthetic iron oxide pigment offering a deep, dense, and highly saturated reddish-brown hue. It stands out for its excellent covering power, lightfastness, and non-toxicity.
More intense and purer than natural earth pigments, it allows for warm shadows and rich mixtures with blues, greens, or ochres. A strong, modern, and reliable brown.

Eternal Summit - The Essence of Mountain Landscapes

PW4 + PB36 + Pearlescent - Semi-transparent - Non-granulating

Eternal Summit is a shade that evokes the grandeur of majestic mountains and the serenity of snow-covered landscapes. This light and luminous pigment stands out for its ability to capture light while adding a touch of freshness and calm to your artworks. With its pearlescent finish, Eternal Summit is perfect for depicting immaculate skies as well as mountain landscapes. When mixed, it allows for subtle gradients and unique atmospheric effects. base of this color is a very soft blue. Diluted well, this color gives a bluish white ideal for painting snow for example.

Isaro grey light - A Subtle Softness

PR101 + PG17 - Semi-transparent - Non-granulating

Isaro grey light is a soft and luminous shade, ideal for subtle backgrounds, light shadows, and delicate gradients. With its smooth texture and transparency, it helps create calming atmospheres while adding depth to compositions without weighing them down. Perfect for watercolorists seeking discreet and refined nuances and drapes.