Natural Earth and Mineral Pigments Sample Pack
High Quality Natural Earth and Mineral Pigments Sample Pack.
Detoxify your studio and begin creating your own safe and beautiful paint with our 20 non-toxic pigments. Natural Earth & Mineral Pigments are archival, eco-friendly, and sustainably harvested from around the world.
Why use these pigments?
- Non-toxic
- High quality
- Natural Earth and Mineral
- No added fillers, heavy metals, petrochemicals, additives, preservatives, or stabilizers
- Using biodegradable bags
- Lots of different uses
- Vegan
- Made in the USA
- Conform to US Safety Standards ASTMD-4236
Each box contains: 20 pouches, each with 2 tsp of Earth and Mineral Pigments
Safety: Use care when handling any dry pigment; it is not healthy to breathe in any type of dust, even if it is non-toxic and natural (like our pigments). Avoid inhaling pigment dust and wear a mask when mixing, if needed.
Colour: Please note that colours may appear differently on different devices due to variations in screen displays. The actual pigment powders we sell may differ slightly from the product image shown on your device. We do not guarantee the colours based on these images.
Each natural pigment has a different set of characteristics, such as liquid absorption, volume, tinting strength, and granulation. Because of these characteristics, they each require a different volume of binder to create the desired paint consistency.
How to mix paint? Scoop a small mound of pigment (one or two tbsp.) on a palette, piece of glass, or flat container. Make an indentation in the centre like a volcano, slowly add a small amount of refined walnut oil, and mix thoroughly with a palette knife until the thick paste forms. Adjust amounts of oil and pigment until you get a thick paste consistency.
That is it! You have just made the most archival, radiant and pure paint that is free of any fillers, stabilizers, preservatives, heavy metal toxins and petroleum-based pigments.
Notes:
- If desired, you can mix up the entire packet of pigment and store in an aluminium tube or airtight container
- These paints mix perfectly with any brand of conventional tubed oil paints. Feel free to use a combination of the two
- If you run out of walnut oil, you can use any refined walnut or linseed oil. Walnut oil is preferred as Linseed oil has a tendency to "yellow" a painting as it ages
How to thin paint: The use of solvents (as a paint thinner and brush cleaner) is a relatively recent development in the art history. Instead of solvents, traditional oil painters such as Rembrandt typically used walnut or linseed oil to thin their paint and clean their brushes. These days you can either use the Eco-Solve which is a 100% plant-based and non-toxic paint thinner or the refined Walnut oil
Included Colours 1
Venetian Red
After testing many red earth pigments from around the world, Natural Earth paint chose this vibrant red from a family- owned quarry in Italy for its luminous, rich red colour and mixing quality.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Orange Ochre
This vibrant and warm natural orange pigment comes from a quarry in France.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Yellow Ochre
This beautiful yellow ochre comes from a quarry in France.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 300 degrees F
Terre Verte
After testing many green earth pigments from around the world, we chose this rich green from a quarry in France. With yellow undertones, it is more translucent when used alone and becomes a rich, opaque green when mixed with white.- Natural Earth Loam
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Ultramarine Blue
This radiant blue pigment is our only colour that has been fired to get its vibrant colour. It is composed of 90% earthen clay and 10% man-made, non-toxic minerals, and it is heated in an oven to a high temperature. The composition of the mineral is Si4O10(OH)2Mg3. Throughout history, blues in nature were very rare and usually made with precious stones like Lapis Lazuli. These stones are now unsustainably harvested in Afghanistan, so we have found this beautiful, non-toxic and sustainably- made alternative from France.- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 300 degrees F
Burnt Umber
This rich and beautiful deep brown pigment comes from a quarry in France.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Violet Ochre
This violet earth hails from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. It is a beautiful earthy reddish, brownish violet. If you would like a more true colour spectrum purple, try our Ultramarine Purple.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Opacity: Opaque
Black Ochre
This earthy black natural ochre comes from a quarry in France.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 300 degrees F
Titanium White Rutile
This is an opaque white pigment with high opacity, perfect for using alone or lightening other colours. Titanium Dioxide, not to be confused with Titanium Metal (Ti), occurs in nature as the well-known mineral, Rutile, found in metamorphic and igneous rocks. Rutile is the second most abundant mineral sand and is processed to extract the pure white mineral that we use in our paint kits.- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Note: Titanium Dioxide is toxic to breathe in large amounts because it contains silica (which is abrasive to the lungs), so please wear a mask when mixing this pigment in dry form.
Natural Mica Gold
Our Mica is a very fine, non-tarnishing, brilliant gold that adds a lovely sparkle to paintings.
Note: If added to white or opaque paint, it will get buried. Because this pigment is so fine, it tends to float and disperse easily into the air; we recommend wearing a Niosh certified mask while mixing.Included Colours 2
Natural Mica Silver
Our Mica is a very fine, non-tarnishing, brilliant silver that adds a lovely sparkle to paintings.
Note: If added to white or opaque paint, it will get buried. Because this pigment is so fine, it tends to float and disperse easily into the air, and the Silver Mica contains a small percentage of Titanium Dioxide, which can be harmful if inhaled in large quantities; we recommend wearing a Niosh certified mask while mixing.
A very fine, non-tarnishing, brilliant copper that adds a lovely sparkle to paintings.
Note: If added to white or opaque paint, it will get buried. Because this pigment is so fine, it tends to float and disperse easily into the air; we recommend wearing a Niosh certified mask while mixing.Ultramarine Purple
This pigment is a beautiful and unique bright purple, similar to Dioxazine Purple, that no other combination of pigments can create. Our Ultramarine Purple is a 10% organic, man-made pigment fixed on an earthen clay mineral base from France.
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 30-50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Colour Stable to 300 degrees F
- Not Lime or Cement Stable
Burnt Sienna
This rich and beautiful reddish-brown pigment comes from a quarry in France.- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Raw Sienna
This light, raw sienna is a beautiful golden colour with a slight greenish/yellowish undertone. It comes from a quarry in France.- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-transparent
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Raw Umber
This rich, raw brown earth has a cool greenish undertone. It comes from a quarry in France.- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
Brilliant Yellow
This is a primary yellow pigment, similar to Lemon Yellow. It is a 10% organic pigment fixed on an earthen clay mineral base from France.- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Transparent
- Colour Stable to 1100 degrees F
Emerald Green
This is a rich, opaque, bright green pigment that is UV resistant and has a powerful tinting strength. It is man made from natural elements.- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Colour Stable to 300 degrees F
Mayan Red
After years of searching for a completely non-toxic and professional-grade primary red, we chose this vibrant, bright red pigment that is archival and humidity-resistant. It makes beautiful, bright pinks when mixed with white and is semi-transparent on its own. It is composed of a natural calcium carbonate base processed with organic, man-made pigments.- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 30-50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
Note: The former Mayan Red is no longer available as the Mayan Pigment Co. closed, but this pigment is equally beautiful and more affordable
French Turquoise
This is a beautiful and true turquoise shade from France. It is composed of 10% manufactured mineral pigment affixed on a natural base (calcium carbonate).
- Lightfastness & UV Stability: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Colour Stable to 330 degrees F
