R&F Encaustic Paint Block - Mars Yellow Light, 40 ml

The shade is most associated with yellow ochre, a soft, slightly greenish yellow. Against darker colours, it is almost brilliant.

• Pigment Composition: PY42-Yellow Ochre
• Paint Lines: Encaustic, Pigment Stick
• Opacity: Opaque
• Pigment Stick Drying Rate: Medium
• Classification: Synthetic Inorganic
• Chemical Composition: Synthesized iron oxide, precipitated
• Safety Information: Conforms to ASTM D-4236
  

Pigment Name: PY42-Yellow Ochre

Classification: Synthetic Inorganic

Chemical Name: iron (III)-oxide, hydrated

Properties

Yellow Ochre provides artists with earth tones from cream to brown. It has good hiding power, produces quick-drying paint, and can be safely mixed with other pigments. Its transparency varies widely from opaque shades to more transparent ones, which are valued for their use as glazes. If gypsum is present, Yellow Ochre is not suitable for frescoing. (See Brown Ochre, PY43.) PY42 is made from synthetic iron oxides. PY43 is made from natural iron oxide.

Permanence

Yellow Ochre has excellent permanence because ochres are some of the most permanent pigments available.

Toxicity

Yellow Ochre is non-toxic unless it contains manganese.

History

Ochre comes from the Greek word ochros, meaning pale yellow. It was one of the first pigments humans used, and evidence of its use has been found at 300,000-year-old sites in France and the former Czechoslovakia.