Caput Mortuum - 40ml

The name caput mortuum comes from Latin and means 'dead head' or 'worthless remains' which regarding this colour is pretty harsh in my opinion! 

The paint is densely saturated and synthetic earth based.

Very opaque, obviously it will be useful in portraiture.

In masstone, it is a rich cool, red purple. Once tinted with white, light, cool mauve colours appear, reminds me of a synthetic, opaque purple ochre.

Technical Overview

Pigment - PR101

Opacity - Opaque

Vehicle - Linseed Oil

Consistency - Dense Butter

Munsell - Hue 5 R - Value 2 - Chroma 4

Langridge Oil Paint