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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Van Dyck Brown

PR101 + PBk11 – Opaque

Van Dyck Brown is a deep, dark brown made from a blend of iron oxide red (PR101) and iron oxide black (PBk11). It captures the richness of the historical browns used by the Flemish masters. Ideal for shadows, dark backgrounds, fabrics, or dramatic compositions, it offers excellent stability and strong intensity.

It blends harmoniously with ochres, blues, and reds to create subtle, nuanced effects. A must-have on any traditional palette.nse cold brown with a violet shade.

Sepia

PR101 + PBk11 + PBr7 – Opaque

Sepia is a warm, deep, and elegant brown, inspired by natural cuttlefish ink. This oil version, made from a blend of iron oxide red (PR101), iron oxide black (PBk11), and natural earth (PBr7), offers a rich hue with warm undertones.

Ideal for sketching, backgrounds, moody landscapes, or chiaroscuro portraits, sepia stands out for its smooth handling, excellent lightfastness, and its ability to create soft, muted, and timeless atmospheres

Payne’s Grey

PBk11 + PB29 – Opaque

Payne’s Grey is a subtle blend of iron oxide black and ultramarine blue, offering a rich and nuanced alternative to pure black. With its deep, slightly cool blue-grey tone, it is ideal for colored shadows, stormy skies, nocturnal atmospheres, or muted portrait tones.

More vibrant than a standard black, it retains a touch of transparency and blends harmoniously with other colors. An essential for a well-balanced and expressive palette.

Mars black

PBk11 – Opaque

Iron oxide black is a deep, neutral natural pigment. Highly covering, lightfast, and non-toxic, it is valued for its softness and predictable behavior in mixtures. Less warm than ivory black, it produces more natural shadows, making it ideal for portraits and subtle backgrounds.

Ivory Black

PBk9 – Semi-opaque

Ivory black is a classic, deep, and slightly warm pigment, traditionally obtained by the calcination of bone. Highly covering, lightfast, and gentle in mixtures, it is ideal for shadows, deep backgrounds, and strong contrasts. Its smooth texture and neutral-to-warm tone make it a versatile black, appreciated in both portrait and landscape painting.

Easy to modulate with warm or cool colors, it remains a staple of traditional palettes.