Armenian Purple Ochre


Armenian Purple Ochre
Armenian Purple Ochre is an earthy violet-red with cool undertones. This pigment is useful for creating cool tints in flesh tones and is a valuable addition to landscapes, botanicals, and wildlife works.
Artist Notes: This earthy violet is a wonderful choice for botanical works, particularly bark and autumn leaves. Armenian Purple Ochre makes a useful flesh tone in portrait work, and is useful in a wide range of landscape applications.
Paint Maker’s Notes: This is a natural earth pigment mined in the Lori province of northern Armenia which is noted for its beautiful mountains, resorts, and spas.
Transparency: Semi-Transparent
Staining: Semi-Staining
Granularity: Semi-Granular
Pigment Number: PR 102
Pigment Type: Synthetic Inorganic
Pigment Composition: Iron Oxide
Lightfastness: Not Rated
Toxicity: Non Toxic
Available in the following Stoneground palettes: Prairie Earth Palette, Large Earth Palette.