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This warm, earthy red is similar to deep scarlet, and is opaque, smooth and lightfast. The pigment is derived from hematite, a crystalline-structured mineral form of iron(lll) oxide from the southern Italian Alps, where it’s been preserved in overlapping volcanic rock. Venetian Red was widely used in Italian Renaissance painting beginning in the 14th century.

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A deep, warm brick red sienna earth pigment with high opacity, lightfastness, and a very consistent and smooth texture. 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. All three of our Blue Ridge colors are natural iron-oxide pigments - clay deposits that over time have been saturated in limonite, which produces a yellow hue, and hematite, which produces a reddish hue.

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A bright orange-red vermilion pigment formulated synthetically to simulate the characteristics of the mineral pigment Vermilion and eliminate the use of mercury. This rich color has high opacity, good lightfastness 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 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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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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The deep, warm burgundy of our dreams! It's rich and earthy, with a magenta undertone that gives it just the right pop! This color contains Carmine pigment, which is not lightfast. Fading can be reduced by coating finished pieces in a UV protective varnish and/or keeping them out of direct sunlight. 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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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 rich yellow-toned green-brown earth pigment from France. This color offers a smooth consistency, high opacity and lightfastness. * 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 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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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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This lush, opaque color is beautifully rich and smooth. The pigment comes from parasitic Cochineal insects, which are harvested from prickly pear cacti and ground to produce a brilliant, deep red dye. The dye is then transformed from a water-soluble powder into an insoluble Lake pigment, by adding a base like clay or alum (potassium aluminum sulfate). It’s a fascinating process that allows us to make natural paint from not only standard earth and mineral substances, but plants and insects as well!

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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 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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We love our letterpressed watercolor swatch cards - they're fun and cute and oh so useful! This debossed swatch card features 12 indentations for color swatches - made to fit in our Simple Travel Palette. This card comes free with all travel size premade watercolor sets.

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Grab a digital gift card for all your art-supply-loving friends and family! Gift cards can be used in our shop and online for both products and workshops! Please Note: If you'd like the digital gift card to go directly to the recipient, check "I want to send this as a gift" before adding to cart, and fill in the required fields. Use the date field to select the specific date you'd like the card to be emailed.

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The ForCOLOR eraser works great for erasing both graphite and colored pencils. Plus, we love the neon yellow color! Made in Japan. Measures: about 3"…

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The remnants of exploded stars, or new planets forming? Whatever science may decide, it's all here before our very eyes, in the deep reds, bright purples and swirling, electric blues of this ultimate cosmic beauty! 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! This color contains fluorescent pigment, which is not lightfast.

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This latex-free, black eraser is a staff favorite and works to limit the amount of eraser shavings that collect on your work surface into one big shaving for easy clean up! Sakura Sumo Grip Erasers feature a microporous, open-cell foam technology that works like ultra-fine sandpaper to get into the grooves and pits of the paper surface. Measures: about 2"…

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Fun colors and a chunky zipper? Yes please! These pouches are a great handy-but-compact option for pens, sharpeners, and all the little supplies you want at the ready wherever you go. Each measures ~8" x 4"

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JPT America gel ink pen in black, red, and blue ink - super smooth writing, the viscous formula behind the gel ink is what sets this pen apart. The pigment contained in the ink is water resistant and light resistant. Made in Japan.

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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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These porcelain Hasami dishes with a light grey glaze are perfect for holding our colors, small studio and office supplies, and are also food safe! Available in two sizes: Small: 3.25" in diameter Medium: 5.5" in…

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We're so excited to offer a curated, rotating selection of our handmade core watercolors in Art Toolkit's standard pans, so you can build your own dream set! The Art Toolkit Pocket Palette can fit up to 12 standard pans; the Demi Palette can fit up to 6. Art Toolkit's mini pans are exactly half the length of the standard pans, so you can mix-and-match sizes in your palette! Each palette includes a magnetic sheet that holds the pans in place, and allows for easy adjustments to your color selections. A fun and efficient system, and all-around perfect day-pack option!

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Saturday, July 25, 11:00am - 12:30pm PT. This is an online workshop held via Zoom. I have been obsessed with dolphins since childhood. Their curious, playful natures are fascinating, and their graceful movements are full of joy. Observing them swimming in the San Francisco Bay inspired me to loosen my approach to painting and respond more intuitively to the natural world. In this workshop we’ll explore foundational watercolor techniques such as wet-into-wet, layering, and more, with an emphasis on using minimal, fluid brushstrokes to paint these streamlined creatures.

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Nichiban is la crème de la crème of artist tape! Strong and durable, yet super thin and pliable, it peels off your paper like a dream, revealing a perfect edge every time! Nichiban 207 is 15mm / ~.59" wide and each roll measures 50 meters / 164 feet long. Made in Japan.

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