SCHMINCKE Horadam Naturals Watercolor 15ml Graphite Black

A deep, neutral dark colour, opaque, and with very good lightfastness, made from ground natural graphite.

Graphite has been mined for thousands of years, and after wet cleaning, the graphite pigment contains a carbon content of up to 98%.

The name „graphite“ comes from the ancient Greek „graphein,“ meaning to scratch, write, draw, or paint.

This pigment has been used for drawings since ancient times, and since the 16th century, a graphite-clay mixture has been used in almost all pencils.

HORDAM Naturals is a high-quality, environmentally friendly, and vegan watercolour. With a palette of 16 mat and mostly semi-/transparent colours it offers a unique blend of watercolour and gouache properties allowing creativity in its purest form. For even more colour variety, the Naturals colours can be mixed and combined with all water- and gouache colours.

Natural, precious pigments

The outstanding feature of HORADAM Naturals is the use of exclusively natural earth and plant based pigments and extracts. The genuine juice of the indigofera plant or the resin of the dragon's blood tree enables plant-based colours. The use of exceptional earth pigments leads to precious colours like Lalvarit violet or Caucasus earth. All pigments used were carefully selected. The lightfastness of each pigment corresponds to the natural characteristics of the pigments.

100% vegan and easy to work with

The vegan composition of these watercolours is significant. The use of the Gum Arabic tree resin not only preserves the environment but also enables perfect results on various types of paper, whether used pure or diluted with water. As real watercolour the colours remain water-soluble after drying.

The subtle odour of individual shades arises from the natural ingredients.