Pastel Botanical Palette
The Pastel Botanical palette is made up of 4 magnetized half-pans of professional artist grade paints in a medium sized metal tin. Also included in your set is a hand painted color chart on Arches cold pressed paper. These matte paints have been carefully and painstakingly mulled for hours, filling the pans a little at a time as each layer has dried. All the paints in this set are made from natural earth & mineral pigments and are beautifully archival, eco- friendly, and sustainably harvested from around the world. They contain no added fillers, additives, preservatives, stabilizers, or heavy metals. Ingredients: pigment, gum arabic, honey, glycerin, trace amounts of essential oil for preservative.
Starlight: is a brilliant, transparent, non-granulating lemon yellow with excellent lightfastness. Perfect for a glint of sunlight, painting a spring chick or ducky, early springtime flowers or mixing into French turquoise to make a brilliant spring green. Pigment country of origination: France.
French Turquoise: is a beautiful, semi-transparent, non-granulating and true turquoise shade from France that has excellent lightfastness and UV stability.
Ultramarine Pink: Granulating and Semi-Transparent with excellent Lightfastness. Ultramarine is famous for its characteristic rich, deep color as can be seen in this brilliant pink with violet undertones. Color Pigment Index PR259
Ultramarine Purple: This pigment is a beautiful and unique bright purple, similar to Dioxazine Purple that no other combination of pigments can create, except that it is semi-transparent and granulating. Our Ultramarine Purple is a 10% man-made, non-toxic pigment from France with excellent lightfastness. Color Index PV15
Further Information
During production, pigment is mulled by hand on a glass slab with a combination of gum arabic, honey, and food grade preservative. Each pigment has it’s own unique recipe that has been tested over time to ensure the perfect balance of pigment to binder. All pans are hand poured and dried in thin layers which minimizes cracking and prevents air bubbles, ensuring the pan is as full as possible. However, some cracking is normal and will appear depending on the climate and the pigment. Cracking in the pan will not affect the use or the quality of your paint projects. When receiving your paint, I advise placing them in the freezer BEFORE UNWRAPPING for about 10 minutes, as the tops of the pan may become sticky when exposed to any humidity during shipment. This will allow you to remove the foil wrapping around each pan with ease.
