Color Swatch created using heavy application/medium application/50% tint and was applied on acrylic primed canvas (7 oz) material.
This color contains the following pigments:
NBr8—Van Dyke Brown
Pigment Type
earth
Chemical Name
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Chemical Formula
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Properties
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Permanence
The original Van Dyke Brown had only fair lightfastness, with the color tending to shift to gray.
Toxicity
The original Van Dyke Brown was slightly toxic, containing coal products.
History
The original Van Dyke Brown was made from surface deposites of lignite or peat. In most lines of piant, it is manufactured from synthetic materials.
Alternate Names
Cologne Earth or Cassel Earth