Product Description
Malachite is a beautiful green watercolour with a natural, subtle, sparkle and is particularly useful when used for glazing techniques.
Artist Notes: Malachite is very soft and transparent and is best applied in thin layers.
Paint Maker’s Notes: Malachite is a naturally occurring copper pigment that was used by the ancient Egyptians. It was used primarily in European tempera and oil paintings between the 15th and 17th centuries.
Transparency: Transparent
Staining: Non-Staining
Granularity: Semi-Granular
Pigment Number: PG 39
Pigment Type: Synthetic Inorganic
Pigment Composition: Copper carbonate hydroxide
Lightfastness: Not Rated
Toxicity: Non Toxic
