Terre Verte (No. 115)
Inorganic, Natural Earth
| Colour Index | PG 23 |
| Drying Speed | Average |
| Opacity Covering and Tint Power | Semi-Transparent
Very Low Tint Power |
| Lightfastness | Excellent |
| Oil Content | Average, Linseed |
| Toxic | No |
| Conforms To | ASTM D-4236 |
Green Earth, a complex of Ferrous Silicates in Aluminium and Magnesium clays, is one of the few naturally occurring inorganic pigments still to be offered by colourmen. It has a very soft texture with very low Tint Power, beloved of portraitists 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, I do not. A popular trick is to use a little Terre Verte under the noses of portraits to get red coloured cheeks to play up as a complimentary colour!
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