Cassel Earth Black - 50ml

£15.75

This is wonderfully dense, deep black in masstone, and its tints when mixed with white are dark, earthy, greys with a subtle brown undertone.

I sometimes paint portraits in just black and white, using this and Ceruse. The combination is fantastic. It is like sculpting with paint and the greys produced by the mixing of the two have a delightful, gentle warmth.

It is made not with lignite like the original Cassel earth but with a purified umber. The umber replicates aspects of genuine Cassel earth which unfortunately like so many historical pigments, was not particularly lightfast, this one is lightfast.

I really like this paint!

Technical Overview

Pigment - PB7

Binder - Linseed Oil

Opacity - Semi-Opaque

Tinting Strength - Good

 

Customer Reviews

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Rosie Scott

Beautiful paint with a rich warm black for a non black look !

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Iain White
Exemplary service

small order, but brilliant product range … speedy and faultless service … environmentally friendly packaging

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Angus Mathieson
Wonderful colour and amazing service

I love these Cassel earths - they take a similar spot on the palette as burnt umber, but just have that little something extra. They work wonderfully for grisaille underpaintings with some lead white. They also work wonderfully for dark backgrounds to paintings, especially when applied in multiple transparent layers.

The service from Supreme Paint is always exceptional - thank you James.

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Rachael Kearsley
Excellent product & service

Couldn’t speak more highly of the customer service provided by this company. This Pigment is beautifully rich and dark. Perfect for landscapes, portraits, still life. Nice warm colour but neutral enough to be versatile.

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