Handmade Oil Paint: Mono-Pigment Line – Brazilian Earths

Campo Alegre Yellow Ochre

Joules & Joules Campo Alegre Yellow Ochre is a natural earth pigment from the Campo Alegre area in the city of Bambuí, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is an earthy yellow with excellent lightfastness, transparent, with low tinting strength and low covering power. This color is renowned for its permanence over centuries, having been used from Prehistoric times through Egyptian, Greco-Roman, Medieval, and Renaissance civilizations.

Pigment Classification Synthetic Inorganic Pigment

Chemical Composition Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide

Color Index PY 43

Binder Cold-Pressed Linseed Oil and Cold-Pressed Safflower Oil

Transparency / Opacity Transparent

Lightfastness I (Excellent)

Tinting Strength Low

Drying Time Fast

Notes Excellent permanence in all media.

Toxicity Not considered toxic; however, ingestion, contact with eyes, and prolonged skin contact should be avoided.

MSDS (Safety Data Sheet) Available on the website here.

Series 2

Availability 37 ml and 100 ml tubes. 900 ml* and 3.6 L* cans.