R&F Encaustic Paint Block - Mars Yellow Deep, 38 ml

Warm, slightly reddish. The top tone is a bit like raw sienna but denser and brighter.

R&F Mars colours are a group of synthetic iron oxides, which include Mars Yellow Light, Mars Yellow Deep, Mars Orange, Mars Red, MarsViolet, and Mars Black. The name 'Mars' is derived from the god of war, whose metal is iron. The name ‘Mars Yellow’ and the colours that stem from this name emerged in the eighteenth century as a literal translation of the Latin crocus Martis. Martis refers to Mars and the ancient alchemical name for iron. These"synthetic ochres" are cleaner, more powerful, and opaque than many earth pigments, such as our Siennas and Umbers, which have a wider variation in their top tone and undertone.

• Pigment Composition: PY42-Yellow Ochre
• Dimension: 38 ml. stick measuring 5" x 3/4" diameter
• Paint Lines: Encaustic, Pigment Stick
• Opacity: Opaque
• Pigment Stick Drying Rate: Fast
• 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 Composition: 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 safely mix 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 former Czechoslovakia.