Historical Powder Pigments | Rublev Colours Pigments For Sale

1. Historical Powder Pigments | RublevColours Pigments Shop our selection of RublevColours pigments for Encaustic painting.

2. Why Use Natural Pigments? Synthetic pigments today are made to serve the paint industry, in which producing paints for artists plays a minor role. To achieve maximum desirability in paint today, pigments are made homogenous in shape, size and composition. For example, to increase the covering power of pigments, particle sizes are made as small as possible. The smaller the particles, the more the color nuances of the pigment are reduced to its basic hue, as in inks that have no texture. Particles that are homogenous in shape and size also tend not to settle quickly and separate from the binder during storage. This increases the shelf life and thereby the marketability of paint, but reduces its beauty as a color for artists’ use. As Anita Albus wrote in Art of Arts, “The result is not perfection, but sterility.”

3. Azurite (Coarse) 10g Azurite (Coarse) is a natural carbonate of copper usually described as a bright blue or sometimes as a greenish blue. Azurite varies in masstone color from deep blue to pale blue with a greenish undertone depending on such factors as the purity of the mineral and the grade (particle size) of the pigment. This fine grade (average 105 micron particle size) of azurite is a pale blue with a greenish gray undertone.

4. Ultramarine Ash 50g Lazurite is a rare blue mineral found with other minerals in a rock called lapis lazuli. We buy select pieces from one of the oldest lazurite mines in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Pieces are finely ground and levigated to obtain the highest purity.

5. RealgarPigment Realgar is a natural mineral of arsenic sulfide, usually described as orange red to orange yellow. We obtain realgar from deposits in the Hunan province of China where it is found in druses of beautifully formed crystals.

6. Vermilion 10g Our vermilion is red mercuric sulfide made from ore deposits in the Huan province of China and prepared according to an Chinese ancient process. It exhibits a beautiful masstone color of strong red with a tendency toward reddish orange.

7. Prussian Blue 4 oz vol Prussian blue, discovered in 1704 or 1705, is generally regarded as the first of the modern colors. In truth it is something of an anomaly, appearing well before the blossoming of chemistry as a science in the late 18th century.

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