We offer only the highest quality pigments, manufactured specifically for fine artists using age-old recipes. Follow in the footsteps of the Old Masters & make your own paint simply by mixing our pigments & binders. How To Make Your Own Paint: Egg Tempera: Use the yolk of an egg with 1:1 distilled water. Oil Paint: Mix with linseed, walnut or poppy oil - thin with turpentine. Watercolour: Soak ground Gum Arabic in water & mix it with the pigment. Acrylic: Mix with our binder, Dispersion K498. Ink: Mix with our binder, Shellac Ink Diluter. Why Use Pigments Over Tubed Paint? in addition to the pigment & binder, many manufacturers add inert fillers, stabilisers & preservatives to extend the volume of tubed paint, increase shelf life & cut their costs, which has a negative effect on the quality. Pigments, pure & free of additives, have increased vibrancy, longevity, stability, lightfastness, are vastly cheaper & never expire! Product Information: From Cyprus. Umber can be thought of as an ocher in which more or less large parts of the iron oxide have been replaced by manganese dioxide. The higher the manganese content, the darker the coloration. The most artistically valuable umber varieties come from Cyprus, others from Italy, England or Germany. Chemical description: Natural brown earth. Pigment Brown 7. CAS No. 12713-03-0 Lightfastness - medium: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best) Lightfastness - thinned: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best) Lightfastness - concentrated: 8 (1 is bad, 8 is best) Colour Index: PBr 7 Suitability: Acrylics, Cement / Tadelakt, Ceramic, Lime / Fresco, Oil, Silicate binder, Waterglass, Tempera, Watercolor / Gouache Colour: Brown Form: Powder Solubility in water: Insoluble Safety Information: NOT SUITABLE FOR COSMETICS. Avoid contact with eyes & skin. Avoid breathing dust & was hands after use. Do not eat, drink or smoke whilst using. Wear a NIOSH-certified dust respirator. Keep out of reach of children. Download Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) at: www.apothecary.art Burnt Umber, Dark Brown - Kremer Earth Dry Powder Pigments
