Natural Earth & Mineral Pigments are beautifully archival, eco-friendly, and sustainably-harvested from around the world. They contain no added fillers, additives, preservatives, stabilizers, or heavy metals. Each box contains all 20 of our earth & mineral pigments (2 tsp per color).
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.
Click on the Technical Data Tab for more information, and see below for pigment details.
Venetian Red (Venetian Red MSDS), Color Index #PR102
After testing many red earth pigments from around the world, we chose this vibrant red from a family- owned quarry in Italy for its luminous, rich red color and mixing quality.
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 300 degrees F
- Natural Earth Loam
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-transparent
- Color Stable to 300 degrees F
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Opacity: Opaque
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 300 degrees F
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color 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 (Natural Mica Gold MSDS), Color Index #PW-20Note: 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.
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 (Ultramarine Purple MSDS), Color Index #PV15
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% man-made, non-toxic pigment affixed to an earthen clay mineral base and heated at high temperatures - from France.
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 30-50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Color Stable to 300 degrees F
- Not Lime or Cement Stable
- Natural Iron Oxide
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
- Lightfastness: Excellent / Permanent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-transparent
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
Raw Umber (Raw Umber MSDS), Color Index #PBr7
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
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 microns
- Opacity: Transparent
- Color Stable to 1100 degrees F
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Opaque
- Color Stable to 300 degrees F
- Lightfastness: Excellent
- Particle Size: 30-50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Lightfastness & UV Stability: Excellent
- Particle Size: 50 micron
- Opacity: Semi-Transparent
- Color Stable to 330 degrees F
We ship Priority Mail (2-3 day delivery) for all packages except orders under 14 oz. which ship USPS First Class. We ship within one business day of receiving an order, and a shipping confirmation is automatically sent with USPS tracking numbers for all packages.
All European Orders should go through natural-earth-paint.com
We do ship internationally all over the world and USPS estimates 8-15 days for delivery. You may incur customs fees upon delivery. We unfortunately never know when or if this will happen - it is quite random.
We regret that we cannot provide a real-time shipping calculator on our site since it is cost prohibitive, but you can use the USPS shipping calculator on their website to get an approximate cost and time frame for your delivery. Please contact us if you would like to purchase an expedited service such as USPS Express.
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