Case for Making Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre

This is perhaps the richest ochre we've made yet, with the most consistent and smooth texture. It's a highly opaque and lightfast deep gold that sits extremely matte, but can be watered down to subtle yellows or tinted to an opaque pastel. The pigments we use to make these colors are specific to Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountain range. Natural earth pigments have been mined from this region since the mid-1800's, and we think these colors are still unrivaled in intensity and richness.

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The perfect earthy, ochre orange for those rich summer sunsets! We are so excited to add Luberon Orange to our earth pigment collection. Luberon orange originates from ocher deposits in the French quarries of Gargas and Rustrel nested in a 12 mile long enclave in the heart of the Luberon Mountains. This pigment has a smooth, rich, and opaque color payoff and is also lightfast.

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A natural light ochre earth pigment sourced in France, lightfast and semi-transparent. Has a smooth texture and works well as a highlight color. We have some seconds available in this color. We deem a half pan second quality when it is too low, too full or a bit too cracked to sell at full price. Available until we run out! All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness!

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A bright, natural ochre earth pigment sourced in Italy, Italian Gold Ochre Light is lightfast and semi-transparent with a smooth texture. Similar in color to Blue Ridge Yellow Ochre with more transparent qualities. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water. Half Pans contain around 2ml of paint and are approximately 3/4" x 1/2" x 3/8" deep. Color Index number as provided by vendor: PY 43.77492.

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When mixing a batch of CfM Riverbed — a rich mix of earth pigments inspired by Heidi Gustafson's Book of Earth —we went a little (a lot) heavy on the Blue Ridge Red Hematite . The upside: a new fave color, and cute punny name, in our lineup! CfM Ultra-Blends are custom colors with endless possibilities! Use them with just a bit of water for full, even saturation, or add more water (and a bit more!), let it all pool and dry undisturbed on your paper, and discover worlds upon magical worlds as the colors separate and settle out!

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This rich blue is in a category all its own—its depth and range exceeds any other color we can think of! Compared with Synthetic Indigo , our Genuine Indigo is a bit more textured and deeper in tone. Both are fantastic for layering, glazing, and color mixing (a little bit goes a long way!) and are wonderfully opaque at full saturation. Genuine Indigo is derived from the Indigofera tinctoria plant through a fermentation process, and further refined to achieve greater saturation and intensity.

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A deep and warm earth color, similar to a deep scarlet, Venetian Red is opaque and lightfast with a smooth and consistent texture. This pigment comes from the southern Italian Alps, which is a rich source of very old earth pigments preserved by overlapping volcanic rock. It consists almost completely of ferric oxide derived from hematite, a crystalline-structured mineral form of iron(lll) oxide. Venetian Red was a color widely used in Italian Renaissance painting beginning in the 14th century.

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Magnetite is a naturally occurring black mineral pigment which is also magnetic! Magnetite is also the natural version of Mars Black. Named in 1845 after the location where it was first sourced, Magnesia, Greece, black iron oxide has a long history of use as a pigment. A lustrous, opaque black pigment that is lightfast with a slight texture and cool undertone. All of our watercolors handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments and natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine and distilled water.

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A natural earth pigment that is lightfast and opaque with slight texture. Umbers are brown or reddish-brown natural earth colors. This pigment consist of iron oxide and manganese oxide and in it's natural form is raw umber. After the pigment is heated, the color becomes darker and richer, transforming into burnt umber. All of our watercolors are handmade in our shop using the highest quality earth and synthetic pigments, plus natural watercolor binding medium made from gum arabic (sap from acacia trees), honey, glycerine, distilled water, and a dash of clove oil for freshness!

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A bright orange-red synthetic formulated to simulate the characteristics of the mineral pigment Vermilion, without the use of mercury. This lovely core color is highly opaque, smooth and lightfast. True Vermilion is a brilliant red pigment with a rich history of use around the world, from Ancient Rome’s decorative arts, to illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages, to lacquerware in China since the Song dynasty. Vermillion was even used as a cosmetic rouge in ancient West Asia.

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Pink Pipestone is only currently available in our Natural Earth Palette and Core 36 Palette . *PLEASE NOTE* The harder minerals in this pigment make it grittier than our other colors! This uniquely textured, natural earth pigment is semi-transparent and lightfast. It's sourced from a muted, reddish-pink clay found mainly in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Canada, and the blushy pink color comes from iron oxide (hematite) that seeps into the clay beds over time!

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A deep reddish-pink Vermilion pigment formulated synthetically to simulate the characteristics of the mineral pigment Vermilion and eliminate the use of mercury. This rich color has very high opacity and a smooth texture. True Vermilion is a brilliant red pigment with a rich history of being used throughout history and around the world from Ancient Rome’s decorative arts and the illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages to lacquerware in China since the Song dynasty. It was even used as a rouge-like cosmetic in ancient West Asia.

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This sleek and elegant palette is the perfect travel companion! Each row holds four half-pans of paint, to fit a total of twelve handmade watercolors . Or, choose eight colors and pop a Mini Matte Gold Travel Brush in the middle row—and you'll be all set for your next outdoor painting adventure! Includes an empty palette with a finger loop at the bottom, swatch card, plus two metal spacer bars to hold your paints in place. First time loading your palette? Watch our handy how-to videos!

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Mono Jumbo Eraser - for all your biggest eraser needs, this one will last you forever! Measures: about 3.25" x 1.5"

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Compact, easy to grip letter stamps in a playful font! These uppercase and lowercase sets are great to have around for gift tags, cards, cubby labels and more. Try them with our colorful Yellow Owl All-Surface Ink Pads ! Uppercase package measures ~1 .75" x wide x 3.25" long x 1 .75"; each letter is ~1/4" Lowercase package measures ~2" x wide x 2.75" long x 1.75" high; each letter is ~1/4"

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The pen that inspired Case for Making at the very beginning of it all! This premium gel ink pen features smear-proof bio-polymer ink designed for clear crisp lines and smooth writing. Available in 3 variations: 0.25, 0.3, 0.4 line weights.

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Have you ever wanted to try watercolor paper that isn't just white? These watercolor journals offer toned pages for a different look and feel! Try mixing it up with tan toned paper. These books are great for travel and the design features a linen cover, an elastic band to keep secure, and a red ribbon bookmark. Each book is 200gsm (95lbs) and 60 pages. Available in two sizes - A6 small (4.1" x 5.8") or A5 medium (5.8" x 8.3")

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We just can't help ourselves, the colors keep on coming—so much so that our original Custom Feels set has expanded twice! This set comes in our CFM Large Palette , which we love for its spacious mixing wells and easy-to-clean design. All of our premade sets include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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Our original California Desert Palette celebrates the wonders of Joshua Tree National Park, and this expanded palette adds even more color to capture, or find inspiration in, this cherished California landscape ! This set comes in our CfM Small Palette , which we love for its handy mixing wells and easy-to-clean design. Our premade sets also include a swatch card letterpress printed by our friends at Aesthetic Union —what better way to get to know your new colors than a meditative swatching session?!

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This swatch card is designed to fit in the lid of our x-large tin so that you can see each of your colors swatched on paper to ease your painting process. Equally useful and just as fun to fill in! This debossed swatch card features 48 indentations for color swatches - made to fit in our X-Large Palette. This product comes free with our 48 Color Large pre-made set.

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Saturday, July 18, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT This is an online workshop held via Zoom. Mother Nature continues to be one of our best muses! Butterflies have been a popular motif historically in art and design, perhaps for their fleeting beauty and fragility, and watercolour is the perfect medium to explore their iridescent wings. In this session we’ll be studying butterflies & moths and observing their wide range of patterns and textures - their symmetry allows for repetition and practicing techniques.

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Can we use a classic cafeteria tray in the studio? If it's cute and retro, we say yes! These colorful, lightweight fiberglass trays have the added benefits of reinforced edges and an easy-to-clean, dishwasher-safe finish. You can see why we're obsessed . . .

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