[no. 115] Terre Verte - M. Harding Oil - 40mlTerre Verte Green Earth, a complex of Ferrous Silicates in Aluminum and Magnesium clays, is one of the few naturally occurring inorganic pigments still to be offered by colormen. It has a very soft texture with very low Tint Power, beloved of portrait artists who use it as a glaze over Alizarin Crimson hues. Some makers add other pigments in order to give it a spuriously enhanced Tint Power which depletes these qualities, Michael Harding does not. A

They work well  on a smooth canvas or a textured canvas for painting detail

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it’s indispensable to some who mix flesh tones which can be achieved with the unlikely choice of brilliant pink thus making such a challenge much easier

An extra-fine

a Cobalt-based pigment that was used in the 16th -17th centuries as a less expensive alternative to Lapis Lazuli

"I recently discovered the Snowdrop rounds and I’m using them for backgrounds with sharp detail

The usage of CCS Lavender Spike Oil Essence™ and Turpentine are nearly identical

perhaps the most important component of an artistic education

Michael Harding Lead Tin Yellow Lemon - A very vivid “sulphury” shade of yellow

Two coats of Artfix universal primer for the qualities of oil priming with the durability of acrylic

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more violet pigment that has a relatively low Tint Power and a degree of transparency that lends itself to being exploited in glazes or thin body color