Natural pigments

This range contains mineral pigments (ochre, earth, umber, siena) extracted in quarry, which undergo only a process of grinding, baking and mixing. Regarding our ochres, Ocres de France is today the last autonomous producer in Europe, thanks to its quarry located in Gargas and its factory in Apt (Vaucluse).
The natural pigments have an excellent resistance to light, a good colouring power and they are very covering. On the other hand, they have colors less vivid than synthetic pigments.

Natural pigments

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SIENNE CLAIRE (SAHARA) SIENNE CLAIRE (SAHARA)
Starts from Price €1.62

Sienne claire, also called "Sahara", is pigment preparation from natural iron oxides created by Ocres de France. 
This pigment is 94% natural

Pigment made by Ocres de France

SIENNE CLAIRE (SAHARA)

PATINE TERRE PATINE TERRE
Starts from Price €1.90

Le Patine Terre is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France in 2019. Its neutral and natural colour reminds us earth and sand.
This pigment is 100% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

PATINE TERRE

TERRE VERTE DE BRENTONICO TERRE VERTE DE BRENTONICO
Starts from Price €2.04

Terre verte de Brentonico (= green earth from Brentonico) is used since Roman times. It is extracted in the region of Verona.
This pigment is 100% natural.
* NB : this pigment is likely to have color variations from one extraction to another. It can be more or less gray, green...

TERRE VERTE DE BRENTONICO

TERRE VERTE DE NICOSIE TERRE VERTE DE NICOSIE
Starts from Price €2.57

La terre verte de Nicosie (= Nicosia green earth) is an earth extracted in Cyprus. It has a very good covering capacity and a unique color.
This pigment is 100% natural

TERRE VERTE DE NICOSIE

TERRE VERTE ANCIENNE TERRE VERTE ANCIENNE
Starts from Price €2.08

La terre verte ancienne (= ancien green earth) is a earth which comes from the region of Prun, near Verona. It is dried, purified and ground with ball mills. 
This pigment is 100% natural.

TERRE VERTE ANCIENNE

TERRE D'OMBRE VERDÂTRE TERRE D'OMBRE VERDÂTRE
Starts from Price €2.06

La terre d'ombre verdâtre (= greenish umber earth) is naturally present in nature. This pigment is refined, ground, has good colouring power and can be used in various techniques.
This pigment is 100% natural

TERRE D'OMBRE VERDÂTRE

GRIS ARDOISE GRIS ARDOISE
Starts from Price €1.61

Le gris ardoise (= slate grey) is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France in 2015.
This pigment is synthetic, without any danger for health or the environment. It is composed of 99% of natural ingredients.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

GRIS ARDOISE

GRIS ANTHRACITE 2.0 GRIS ANTHRACITE 2.0
Starts from Price €1.67

Gris anthracite 2.0 is a pigment preparation, created by Ocres de France in 2024.
 It is composed of 99% of natural ingredients.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

GRIS ANTHRACITE 2.0

NOIR DE ROME NOIR DE ROME
Starts from Price €1.99

Noir de Rome is earth ground lignite from Verona in Italy. This pigment has been used since the XV century.

NOIR DE ROME

OMBRE BRÛLÉE DE CHYPRE C OMBRE BRÛLÉE DE CHYPRE C
Starts from Price €2.04

L'ombre de Chypre C (= umber C of Cyprus) is an umber that comes from Cyprus. The umber earth probably owes its name to the latin "umbra" (shadow) which was once used to cast down the colors. Cyprus is the largest producer of earths in the Mediterranean basin. Traces of this earth can be found everywhere. They are taken in the form of clay which makes them accessible and cheap pigments.
This pigment is 100% natural

OMBRE BRÛLÉE DE CHYPRE C

BRUN DE CASSEL D'ITALIE BRUN DE CASSEL D'ITALIE
Starts from Price €2.03

Brun de Cassel d'Italie is an earth which comes from the Vérone area (Italie). This earth was originally harvested in peat or lignite deposits. Because of its poor resistance to light it was replaced in the nineteenth century by pigments based on calcined oxides.
This pigment is 100% natural

BRUN DE CASSEL D'ITALIE

NOIR DE VIGNE NOIR DE VIGNE
Starts from Price €1.76

Noir de Vigne is a black iron oxide that reproduces fairly faithfully the original color of the real black of Vine, obtained by the charring of branches of vines collected during the pruning of the vines. Warning : this pigment is not intended to be smoothed (risk of marks called "fusées").
This pigment is 98% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

NOIR DE VIGNE

NOIR D'IVOIRE NOIR D'IVOIRE
Starts from Price €2.44

Noir d'Ivoire is a  pigment preparation designed by Ocres de France in 2016 and perfected in 2021. True ivory black was obtained by calcination of animal bones. For a long time, and fortunately for our animal friends, it is now obtained from iron oxide and plant-based charcoal. The name remained in order to signify the resemblance of the color.
This pigment is 97% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

NOIR D'IVOIRE

NOIR INDIEN NOIR INDIEN
Starts from Price €1.73

Noir Indien is a pigment from India. 
This pigment is 100% natural

NOIR INDIEN