Walnut Palette With Handmade Paints
Product details
Palette Details
This palette is handcrafted from solid walnut wood, chosen for its durability, rich grain, and timeless natural beauty. It features two sturdy metal hinges that allow the palette to open and close smoothly, along with secure metal hook closures to keep the palette safely shut during storage or travel.
12 Handmade Watercolours
All paints in this palette are handmade using gum arabic as the binder, offering excellent re-wetting, smooth flow, and rich pigment character. Each colour is carefully selected for versatility, harmony, and natural beauty.
Black Ochre
A soft, earthy black that feels more natural than carbon blacks, perfect for subtle shadows and muted colour mixes.
Pigment: PBk11 – natural black iron oxide (France)
Ultramarine Blue
A radiant, slightly warm blue ideal for skies, shadows, and mixing luminous purples and greens.
Pigment: PB29 – synthetic ultramarine on an earthen clay base (France)
Titanium White (Rutile)
A bright, opaque white perfect for highlights, pastel mixes, and soft, chalky effects.
Pigment: PW6 – titanium dioxide (rutile)
Ultramarine Purple
A bright, slightly granulating violet, beautiful for florals, atmospheric skies, and expressive shadows.
Pigment: PV15 – ultramarine violet on an earthen base
Brilliant Yellow
A clear, slightly cool primary yellow similar to lemon yellow, ideal for bright mixes and clean, fresh greens.
Pigment: PY53 – nickel titanate yellow on mineral base
Emerald Green
A bright, opaque green with strong tinting power—excellent for bold foliage, vivid mixes, and graphic work.
Pigment: PG17 – chromium oxide green on mineral base
Mayan Red
A bright, contemporary primary red that creates vivid florals, fresh oranges with yellow, and glowing pinks when mixed with white.
Pigment: PR287 – contemporary Mayan pigment on calcium carbonate
Brown (Red-Violet Brown)
An earthy, reddish-violet brown that shines in shadows, rocks, and moody floral compositions.
Pigment: PR102 – natural red iron oxide (violet-leaning)
Orange Ochre
A warm, earthy orange-gold perfect for dry grasses, warm stone, skin tones, and autumn leaves.
Pigment: PY43 – natural yellow iron oxide (orange ochre)
Yellow Ochre
A soft, sun-washed golden yellow ideal for skin tones, botanicals, and warm light in landscapes.
Pigment: PY43 – natural yellow iron oxide (France)
Rose / Fuchsia Pink
A vibrant quinacridone pink that brings energy to florals and expressive mixes.Pigment: PR122 – quinacridone magenta
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Each pigment pan is lovingly handcrafted in our small Ottawa studio, poured in 3–4 layers with 2–3 weeks of drying time between each pour. This slow, careful process creates a rich, highly concentrated colour that reactivates beautifully and will serve you for a long time.
