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Flake White Pigment

Starting at: £18.75

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Flake White Pigment, sometimes referred to as Lead White or Cremnitz White, is an artificial mineral pigment, lead carbonate. It is no longer available as a paint, due to its extreme toxicity. For this reason, great care must be taken when handling the dry pigment.

It is not usuable in water-based media, but works well in oils. It creates a flexible paint film that dries quickly. Although opaque, small quantities do not dominate mixtures, and can help slow-drying pigments to dry. For this reason, it has been a popular mixing white historically; in fact, until the mid-19th century, Flake White was the only white pigment available to artists. Although varnishing is generally considered optional for oil paintings, it is recommended for works containing Flake White, as contact with sulphur in the atmosphere can cause it to blacken. It creates a warm white, which can yellow over time when mixed with linseed oil.

Toxicity: D

Permitted uses: Restoration of art works and protected buildings when alternatives unsuitable.

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Genuine Lapis Lazuli Watercolour 1/4 pan

£19.01

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Shell gold, so named because it was historically made and stored in a shallow shell such as a mussel shell, consists of finely powdered genuine gold mixed with a variety of gums. It is mixed with a bit of water and applied in the same way as watercolour. After drying for an hour or so, it can be burnished to a soft, beautiful lustre using an agate stone burnishing tool.
Our Shell gold is used by calligraphers, framers, restorers, iconographers and watercolour artists.
In recent years our colour range of genuine gold has been extended and genuine Lapis Lazuli and genuine Malachite have also been added. Learn More

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Artists' Giant Willow Charcoal Stick

£14.60

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Each stick measures approximately 53cm in length and 35-40 mm in diameter. Learn More

Cobalt Blue Pigment

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Starting at: £6.30

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Cobalt Blue is an artificial mineral pigment, produced by the calcination of cobalt oxide and aluminium oxide. It has been widely used since the early 1800s, following its discovery by the French chemist Thenard at the beginning of the century. The name Cobalt has its roots in the German word Kobold, meaning imp or evil spirit. German miners named it to in the late-Middle Ages, as the presence of cobalt ore in the mines made the extraction of silver more difficult. They were possibly also aware of the toxic properties of the mineral that was frustrating their efforts.

Cobalt remains a very popular colour today, and is present in most ranges of paints, being a semi-transparent pigment that is stable in all media. As a watercolour, all cobalt pigments tend to granulate. As an oil paint, it requires less oil content than most other pigments, and dries quite quickly. Like Cerulean Blue, some artists may choose to bind it with poppy oil, to avoid any possible colour changes brought about by the yellowish cast of linseed oil and the pigment's weak tinting strength.

Limeproof

Toxicity: C

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Green Felt Burnisher Pockets

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Green Felt Burnisher Pockets (Please note, our short felt pockets only fit burnishers that are labelled as short handled. All other burnishers will fit in the long felt pockets) Learn More

Lascaux Tusche Wash Spray 500ml

£42.90

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This tusche can be sprayed from a simple airbrush and is required if Lascaux Lift Solution is to be used. Other airbrush techniques can be employed and tonal effects similar to aquatints in etching can be created. It can also be used for painting washes and handles like Chinese ink. When diluted it creates a further range of washes. Learn More

Empty Watercolour box for 24 half pans

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This unbranded watercolour tin box is the same as the light weight metal boxes used by most of the major European colour-makers. The back of the box includes thumb ring. Dimensions: 22.2 x 7 x 2cm Learn More

Cadmium Red Deep Pigment

Starting at: £10.10

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Cadmium Red Deep is a synthetic organic pigment, which has been in use since the 1920s, effectively replacing vermilion. It is formed by heating cadmium sulphide and selenium, the hue is determined by the level of calcination and proportion of selenium. It is very opaque, and lightfast, with a high tinting strength. It absorbs a small amount of oil, and dries very slowly to form a hard, flexible paint film.

Larger quantities are available by request.

Limeproof

Toxicity: C

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Lascaux Screenprinting Paste 500ml

£29.00

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Lascaux Screenprinting Paste was designed to be used in conjunction with Lascaux Colours as part of a non-toxic, waterbased programme for screenprinting that would not only meet the demands of health and safety regulations but also offers a high standard of reproduction and an ease of use. Furthermore, all the qualities of the existing Lascaux colour ranges can be exploited: a wide range of colours, intensity of hues, colour permanence etc. The additional range of mediums and varnishes, further lends surprising versatility to the system. Learn More

Ultramarine PB29 Pigment

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Ultramarine Blue is an artificial mineral pigment that is produced by heating clay, soda, sulphur and coal to high temperatures. Its name comes from outremer, or over-the-sea, as a reference to the highly-prized Lapis Lazuli pigment which had been imported into Europe from Afghanistan since the Middle Ages. First manufactured in France and Germany in 1828, synthetic Ultramarine provided a brilliant and affordable blue to artists, and it remains one of the most popular blues on artists' palettes today.

It is a transparent pigment, with a high tinting strength and excellent lightfastness. It reacts to alkali, therefore it is not suitable for use in lime-fresco; we do offer a Limeproof Ultramarine Blue for this purpose. It is stable in all other media, although it can be tricky to grind in oil. Instead of creating a thick, buttery paste, it can remain stringy and deteriorate when stored in a tube. To correct this, many commercial paint manufacturers include additives and waxes in their recipes; if you intend on grinding your own paint, you could try replacing 10-15% of your Linseed Oil with Poppy Oil to improve the consistency. Ultramine Blue provides a slow-drying, fairly hard paint film, which can tend towards brittleness.

Toxicity: B/C

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Lascaux Aquatint Spray Resist 500ml

£45.60

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This coloured resist is sprayed onto the plate to create a range of controllable tonal effects. It may be used in conjunction with Lascaux Lift solution, other lift methods, stencils and Lascaux Wash resist. Learn More

Cornelissen Pochade Boxes

Starting at: £180.00

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Handmade from American cherry wood. Leather handle embossed with L. Cornelissen & Son. Est. 1855 Learn More

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