Studio Red Iron Oxide (mars red) – Fine Fresco Pigment

Description

Studio Red Iron Oxide (mars red) – Fine Fresco Pigment – a fine pigment great for fresco painting and other artist’s mediums. Just like all ferric oxides it is not affected by the alkalinity of lime (Ca[HO]2).

RED IRON OXIDE – (iron oxide, hematite) a manmade version of is known as Mars Red. An overall rusty red color as it is transparent washes give cold, purplish hue as opposed to warm reddish undertone of Burnt Sienna. It is used in preparation of flesh tones, mixed with white it gives a cooler pinkish undertone. Traditional Cinabrese (ital) is a “composite pigment”, a mixture of Lime White and Red Iron Oxide. For large frescoes Red Oxide and Red Ochre is also used to create “Sinopia” praparatory painting on the Arriccio (Float Coat) plaster coat.

Included in our Fresco Pigments Set