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FLAKE WHITE / CREMNITZ WHITE

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BURNT UMBER

Very quick drying and invaluable oil color for underpainting ! 

                

NAPLES YELLOW DEEP

Great for lightening other colors without losing significantly their chroma.

                

CADMIUM YELLOW DEEP

 Warm intense yellow great for painting specular reflections and yellow roses 

                

YELLOW OCHRE

Low chroma yellow great for painting flesh tones.

                

CADMIUM ORANGE

A strong deep orange !

                

CADMIUM RED DEEP

A strong red color and the deepest of the cadmium range.

                

MADDER LAKE DEEP

Beautiful and transparent cool red with high tinting strenght.

                

BURNT UMBER

One and only color for underpainting!        

 

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