Pigment Genuine Malachite
Mineral Pigment Genuine Malachite by Nila Colori®. Available in 10 g, 50 g, 100 g, 500 g and 1 kg.
- C.I.
- PG39
- Use
- In fine arts for the preparation of watercolors, temperae, oil colors and acrylics.
- Lightfastness
- BWS 8/8
The Pigment Genuine Malachite by Nila Colori® is prepared with pure Malachite mineral, chemically a basic copper carbonate. Malachite is a mineral that has been used for millennia as a pigment: the Egyptians made use of it as cosmetic, it is present in paintings of ancient China, as well as in medieval miniatures. Nila Colori® has used the traditional process followed since centuries to prepare this pigment, treating the mineral by grinding and purifying it.
Genuine Malachite pigment by Nila Colori®, is extremely lightfast, transparent and has a low tinting strength.