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Dark Morellone Earth - Michael Harding
WatercolourPR101
PR101

Dark Morellone Earth

W159 · Series 1
WATERCOLOUR
Series 1
Dark Morellone Earth No. W159

Pigment HistoryPR101Synthetic - controlled-precipitation iron oxide. The natural iron oxides - red ochre, bole - are among the oldest pigments, found in prehistoric cave art and the flesh tones of every era. The synthetic Mars versions give modern painters that same permanence with cleaner, brighter hues. Permanent, opaque and fast-drying - the modern, predictable face of the earth-red family.

Technical Summary

Dark Morellone Earth is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PR101.

It is opaque, excellent lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.

Code
W159
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PR101
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Transparency
Opaque
Tint Power
2
Granulation
YES
Staining Power
Low
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Dark Morellone Earth behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 41.63 · a 16.65 · b 8.28
5.64R 4.1/3.4

Dark Morellone Earth straight from the tube.

Undertone
#e8e2e0

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#a28e88

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#786862

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#4b3c39

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#d5cbc8

A thin transparent film over white.

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Dark Morellone Earth: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Dark Morellone Earth?

Dark Morellone Earth is made with PR101.

Is Dark Morellone Earth a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Dark Morellone Earth uses a single pigment (PR101), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Dark Morellone Earth transparent or opaque?

Dark Morellone Earth is opaque.

Is Dark Morellone Earth lightfast?

Dark Morellone Earth has excellent lightfastness.

Does Dark Morellone Earth granulate?

In watercolour, Dark Morellone Earth is granulating.

Does Dark Morellone Earth stain the paper?

Dark Morellone Earth has low staining power.

Is Dark Morellone Earth vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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