Hematites - Colours from Mother Nature (Part1)

This is a new box of colours consisting of just pigments found in nature made by Daniel Smith. Each Primatek colour has a beautiful story behind it and some have been used since antiquity.

So I wanted to see if I can put together a set for my urbansketching outings using the Primateks that I already have. Most of them granulates and some are just wonderful to watch when you swirl them with water. Every stone and mineral used is unique so you never get identical washes from each tube.

Today I am swatching 3 Hematite colours for you.

1. Hematite Genuine
2. Hematite Burnt Scarlet
3. Hematite Violet Genuine

Hematite derives its name from the Greek word haema for blood. Hematite is a very common mineral consisting of iron oxide. Its color ranges from steel gray to almost black (specular hematite), brown to reddish brown, or red.

**Moleskine watercolour sketchbook & Escoda Reserva sable brush size8 were used for this demo.

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