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Earth of Cyprus - Michael Harding
WatercolourPBr7
PBr7

Earth of Cyprus

W157 · Series 1
WATERCOLOUR
Series 1
Earth of Cyprus No. W157

Pigment HistoryPBR7—Raw / Burnt Sienna. Mineral earth (Tuscany, Italy). A warm, translucent earth pigment; burnt sienna is calcined raw sienna for depth and richness.

Technical Summary

Earth of Cyprus is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PBr7.

It is semi-transparent, good lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.

Code
W157
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PBr7
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Good
Transparency
Semi-Transparent
Tint Power
3
Granulation
YES
Staining Power
Medium
Colour Science

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Earth of Cyprus 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 31.39 · a 15.95 · b 12.0
0.36YR 3.1/3.3

Earth of Cyprus straight from the tube.

Undertone
#ede2d7

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#b38e6f

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#84684f

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#573c28

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#decbb9

A thin transparent film over white.

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Earth of Cyprus: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Earth of Cyprus?

Earth of Cyprus is made with PBr7.

Is Earth of Cyprus a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Earth of Cyprus uses a single pigment (PBR7), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Earth of Cyprus transparent or opaque?

Earth of Cyprus is semi-transparent.

Is Earth of Cyprus lightfast?

Earth of Cyprus has good lightfastness.

Does Earth of Cyprus granulate?

In watercolour, Earth of Cyprus is granulating.

Does Earth of Cyprus stain the paper?

Earth of Cyprus has medium staining power.

Is Earth of Cyprus vegan?

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

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