natural pigment powder: Violet Carmine

Violet Carmine is a pigment preparation created in 2019 by the Société des Ocres de France.
This pigment is synthetic , safe for health and the environment. It is made from 97% natural ingredients .

Use : whitewash , plaster , wax, paint, plaster, fresco, glaze , cement, fine arts.
This pigment is powder. For use in artistic painting, it should be ground finely in a mortar before mixing it with the binder.

Violet carmine mixed in linseed oil

Linseed oil: dissolve the powder in a little turpentine before incorporating it into the linseed oil .
Water paint / lime putty: dilute the pigment in a little water to make it liquid before incorporating it into the paint.
Powdered lime / cement / plaster: directly incorporate the pigment (up to 10% in relation to the weight of the binder), then mix so as to tint all of your binder.

Recommended dosage: The maximum dosage is 10% in relation to the binder used. Beyond 10%, it is recommended to incorporate fixatives and adjuvants (use of lime).

Photo above left : the pigment is mixed in the badisof plus (ready-to-use limewash , which you can find in our decoration range) at a rate of 5% or 50 g of pigment per kilo of whitewash.
Photo on the right : the pigment is mixed in the badisof plus at 20% pigment, i.e. 200 g per kilo of whitewash.

These renders can be similar for any white base mixed with this pigment. However, differences will be possible for the use of paints more or less loaded with titanium dioxide (white pigment), which will give a more or less clear final color.
If you want to lighten a pigment, before coloring a transparent binder ( linseed oil , wax, acrylic binder , caparol, flour…), you can mix it with tiona white .

Colours : lilac to dark mauve mixed with lime.

This pigment is synthetic but composed of 97% natural ingredients.

Made in France.

History : pigment preparation created in 2019 by the Société des Ocres de France. In the past, this color was taken from molluscs of the genus Murex. Purple was obtained, the color of which varied from scarlet to violet. This rare and expensive dye was the color of royalty. It is nowadays the color of the garment of the cardinals of the Catholic and Anglican churches. Close to violine, carmine violet is an elegant, spiritual and soothing color. It goes well with white, black or dark brown. When mixed with lime, it becomes mauve, a reassuring and serene color.