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London Pigment

London Pigment is a range of raw pigments made by artist Lucy Mayes from materials unique to Greater London. Each colour is researched, collected, purified and then ground by hand. Found and refined in the U.K, this collection represents a rediscovery of the lost heritage of English colour.

Verdigris Deep Pigment

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£22.00

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Made to a historical recipe, this Verdigris, unlike others available, has been doubly distilled and therefore more stable than basic Verdigris. This rich green is a translucent pigment with a fine grain.

Follow @londonpigment on Instagram for an insight into the stories behind the colours and how she makes them.

NOTE: many of these colours are made in extremely limited batches so please email us at info@cornelissen.com for further information on what is currently available.
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Hampshire Green Earth Pigment

£20.00

This pigment comes in a 20 ml glass vial with hand finished wax seal and label. Learn More
Herefordshire Ochre Pigment

£20.00

This colour comes in a 20 ml glass vial with hand finished wax seal and label. Learn More
Portuguese Green Earth Pigment

£20.00

This pigment comes in a 20 ml glass vial with hand finished wax seal and label. Learn More
Wild Weld Pigment

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This lake pigment is made from the seeds, leaves and stem of the weld plant (Reseda Luteola) and for a natural dye based pigment is an incredibly lightfast warm yellow. Weld was used extensively throughout the 1700s -1800s to dye textiles and when mixed with verdigris the resulting grassy shade is known as the historical colour ‘Lincoln’s green’. Weld is a rare pigment to use as the pigment is not featured in many paint ranges due to its availability. Also many pigment suppliers will not have it as part of their offering. This pigment is made by extracting the soluble dye material from the plants and converting it into insoluble pigment, this is known as the leaking process. It comes in a 20 ml glass bottle with cork and wax seal. Learn More
Rotherhithe Orange Pigment

£20.00

This unique colour is an intense orange oxide that is made from the decay of Victorian pipes mixing with the chalk bed of the infilled docks at Rotherhithe, in south east London. Rotherhithe has a long history as a port, with many shipyards from Elizabethan times until the early 20th century and with working docks until the 1970s, when they began to be infilled due to a decline in imports to Central London. With a fine particle size and transparent quality this pigment would be great for glazing techniques.

Follow @londonpigment on Instagram for an insight into the stories behind the colours and how she makes them.

NOTE: many of these colours are made in extrmely limited batches so please email us at info@cornelissen.com for further infomation on what is currently availible.
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