Shaded Beige – For Softly Shadowing Light Skin Tones

PW6 + PY42 + PR264 + PBk31 – Opaque – Non-granulating

Shaded Beige is a soft and nuanced color, striking a perfect balance between warmth and neutrality. Composed of earthy pigments, it offers great versatility in watercolor, especially for painting skin tones and delicate shadows.

Burnt Sienna

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Burnt sienna is a natural pigment with warm, deep tones, obtained by calcining raw sienna.

With its rich reddish-brown hue, it brings warmth, balance, and strength to compositions. Highly stable, non-toxic, and with good covering power, it is ideal for shadows, dark skin tones, landscapes, and warm backgrounds. It blends harmoniously with blues, greens, and ochres. A timeless classic on every painter’s palette.deep and intense reddish brown has a high drying power. So, is excellent for making preliminary sketches with a very diluated first coat.

Raw Sienna

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Raw sienna is a classic mineral pigment with warm, soft, earthy tones. Its luminous yellowish-brown hue makes it ideal for skin tones, landscapes, and underpainting. Stable, non-toxic, and with good drying power, it dries quickly—perfect for sketches or compositional bases. It blends harmoniously with blues, greens, and reds to create natural, balanced mixes. A discreet yet essential staple on any painter’s palette. is darker than yellow ochre but has the same undertone.
This natural earth produces outstanding transparency effect.

Raw Umber

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Raw umber is a traditional earthy pigment with a deep brown tone and a slight greenish cast. Very stable, non-toxic, and with good covering power, it is ideal for soft shadows, underpainting, landscapes, and textured effects.

Its low saturation allows for subtle color modulation without overpowering mixes. It blends easily with blues, reds, or ochres to create natural, balanced tones. An essential for creating calm, harmonious compositions.

Burnt Umber

PBr7 – Semi-opaque

Burnt umber is a natural pigment with deep brown tones enriched by a warm, slightly reddish hue. Highly covering, lightfast, and non-toxic, it is ideal for shadows, dark backgrounds, landscapes, and warm skin tones.
It has good drying power, making it an excellent choice for underpainting or quick sketching. It blends harmoniously with blues, greens, and reds to create natural and balanced mixtures.

Mars Brown

PR101 – Opaque

Mars brown is a synthetic iron oxide pigment offering a deep, dense, and highly saturated reddish-brown hue. It stands out for its excellent covering power, lightfastness, and non-toxicity.
More intense and purer than natural earth pigments, it allows for warm shadows and rich mixtures with blues, greens, or ochres. A strong, modern, and reliable brown.

Van Dyck Brown

PR101 + PBk11 – Opaque

Van Dyck Brown is a deep, dark brown made from a blend of iron oxide red (PR101) and iron oxide black (PBk11). It captures the richness of the historical browns used by the Flemish masters. Ideal for shadows, dark backgrounds, fabrics, or dramatic compositions, it offers excellent stability and strong intensity.

It blends harmoniously with ochres, blues, and reds to create subtle, nuanced effects. A must-have on any traditional palette.nse cold brown with a violet shade.

Sepia

PR101 + PBk11 + PBr7 – Opaque

Sepia is a warm, deep, and elegant brown, inspired by natural cuttlefish ink. This oil version, made from a blend of iron oxide red (PR101), iron oxide black (PBk11), and natural earth (PBr7), offers a rich hue with warm undertones.

Ideal for sketching, backgrounds, moody landscapes, or chiaroscuro portraits, sepia stands out for its smooth handling, excellent lightfastness, and its ability to create soft, muted, and timeless atmospheres

Mars black

PBk11 – Opaque

Iron oxide black is a deep, neutral natural pigment. Highly covering, lightfast, and non-toxic, it is valued for its softness and predictable behavior in mixtures. Less warm than ivory black, it produces more natural shadows, making it ideal for portraits and subtle backgrounds.

Ivory Black

PBk9 – Semi-opaque

Ivory black is a classic, deep, and slightly warm pigment, traditionally obtained by the calcination of bone. Highly covering, lightfast, and gentle in mixtures, it is ideal for shadows, deep backgrounds, and strong contrasts. Its smooth texture and neutral-to-warm tone make it a versatile black, appreciated in both portrait and landscape painting.

Easy to modulate with warm or cool colors, it remains a staple of traditional palettes.

 Mars Brown light - A Versatile Brown

PR101 - Opaque - Non-granulating

Mars Brown Light is a rich, earthy hue, highly valued in painting for its versatility and ability to create natural, deep tones. Derived from iron oxide, this pigment offers a warm color and is extremely stable. For watercolor artists seeking uniform washes, Mars Brown may be preferred over natural earth pigments. 

Raw Umber - An Authentic Color

PBr7 - Semi-transparent - Granulating

Raw Umber is ideal for creating soft shadows and earthy tones while adding depth and harmony.with a green shade that characterizes real natural shade earth. I draw attention to the fact that this gray earth is naturally very little coloring.

Van Dijck Brown  - A Rich Color

PR101 + PBk6 - Opaque - Non-granulating

Van Dijck brown is a rich and deep pigment, perfect for creating subtle shadows and warm atmospheres, while offering great lightfastness and excellent coverage.

Sepia – The Softness of a Warm Brown

PBK11 + PBK6 + PR101 + PY42 - Opaque - Non-granulating

Sepia, with its warm and deep tones, is ideal for creating shadows or earthy hues, realistic portraits, monochromes, and natural landscapes.tiful very dark brown, almost black. Very useful for contrasts. Can be obtained on the palette by mixing smoke black with mauve iron oxide and ocher or natural Sienna.

Lamp Black – The Intensity of a Dark Hue

PBK6 – Opaque – Non-granulating

Lamp Black is an intense pigment, providing deep blacks that allow for the creation of subtle shadows and nuanced grays. 

Dark and warm bBurnt Umber Watercolor - An Essential Hue for Your Artistic Palette

Burnt umber offers deep, warm tones, perfect for creating subtle shadows, natural textures, and rich, warm atmospheres.rown. Interesting color for dark your shades.

Burnt Sienna in watercolor is a warm, earthy pigment that adds depth, richness, and versatility to any composition, perfect for shadows, landscapes, and natural tones.