natural pigment powder: Yellow ocher JFLES

The dark yellow ocher JFLES (Yellow Dark Washed Extra Superior) is extracted from the ochreous ore of the quarry, in Gargas (Vaucluse). To recover it pure, it is necessary to follow a long process of extraction, separation, washing, decantation, drying and grinding (for more info on the manufacture of ocher, click HERE ). It is also with dark yellow ocher that red ocher (RFLES) is made by calcining it. Its color is bright, soft.
This pigment is 100% natural .

Use : Lime, Wax, Paint, Plaster, Fresco, Glaze, Cement, Fine Arts, Ceramics (be careful, the final color will not be that of the powdered pigment), flour paint, suitable for the ceramic industry cosmetics (we do not support Ecocert approval).
This pigment is powder. For use in artistic painting, it should be ground finely in a mortar before mixing it with the binder.

JFLES yellow ocher 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).

Colours : beautiful luminous yellow ocher with a transparent binder. Light orange-yellow with a white binder.

This pigment is 100% natural.

Made in France.

History : Yellow ocher is one of the first pigments used by man. The first ocher sticks found date back 400,000 years! The dark yellow ocher JFLES (Yellow Dark Washed Extra Superior) is extracted in the quarry of the Société des Ocres de France in Gargas, Vaucluse. It is found in an ore and its entire manufacture consists of recovering this pure ocher through a long process of extraction, separation, washing, decantation, drying and grinding. It is also with dark yellow ocher that red ocher is made by calcining it. This pigment is the "star" product that has made Ocres de France famous. JFLES dark yellow ocher is also found under the name ocher jaune du Vaucluse.