Burgundy Yellow Ochre PY43 Ocre Jaune de Bourgogne

This natural ochre is a warm, glowing earth colour that is surprisingly smooth in washes. In a light wash, the yellow is very clean, sunny, and subtle, much like morning light in a French vineyard. It was mined from a deep vein near the Loire River in western Burgundy. Since the mines closed in 1970, we feel lucky to have found a supply of this unique pigment.

• Pigment name: Yellow Ochre from Burgundy, France PY43 Ocre Jaune de Bourgogne, France
• ASTM Lightfastness Rating: 1 - Excellent
• Transparency: Transparent
• Granulating: Yes
• Staining: Non-staining
• Series: 2

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PrimaTek Watercolours are made from minerals, often semi-precious minerals, that have been ground into pigments, mixed with gum arabic (the binder), and milled into PrimaTek Watercolours. The first was Lapis Lazuli Genuine in 1998; since then, many more have been added, including colours such as Amethyst Genuine, Piemontite Genuine, and Serpentine Genuine. Most of these colours have excellent granulating effects that some artists have called “magical.”

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