Product Details
| Pigment Type: | French Minerals are Composite Color, (10% manufactured) mineral pigments fixed to a natural Calcium Carbonate base. Because of their semi-transparent nature, they will not tint as strong as manufactured Oxides in opaque bases such as plasters or white paints, but instead will produce soft pastel colors. |
| Country of Origin: | France |
| Composition: | Composite color, natural base B15( 74160) |
| Chemical Formula: | CaCO3+C32N8H16Cu |
| Lightfastness: | Excellent |
| Particle size | 50 microns (325 Mesh) |
| Heat Stability: | Color Stable to 330° F |
| Packaging: | 80g: 4 oz recyclable plastic jar 500g and above: double plastic bag Quantities over 1 kilo will be bulk packed |
| Notes: | Use care when handling any dry pigment. Avoid inhaling pigment dust. Our pigments are not sold for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, tattoo ink or food use. Since computer monitors, tablets and smartphones may differ in how they display colors, the actual pigment powders we sell may differ slightly from their product image as displayed on your device. We do not guarantee colors based on these images. |
HOW COMPOSITE COLORS ARE MADE
Our mission here at The Earth Pigments Company is to provide our customers with safe, non toxic art materials. There are ingenious ways the industry is creating these new pigments to meet the high standards artists and manufactures demand. We refer to them as Composite colors. Composite colors are two component pigments, a natural base and a color that either starts out as a dye or an Oxide pigment. The base may be magnesium or calcium and will comprise most of the composition, anywhere from 90 to 99%.
The process involves using heat and pressure to fuse the color component onto the natural base, thus creating a mineral based pigment. The manufacturing process is sustainable, environmentally friendly, and creates a very small amount of residual water. The colors created have an archival quality and UV rating for fine art materials. Not only does this technology open up a wide range of available colors, but it replaces many toxic or expensive traditional pigments and dyes.
