Michael Harding Artists' Oil Colour 40ml
Fine artists' oil colours. Handmade, rich and vibrant hues with the inclusion of traditional, sought after colours such as Vermillion and Lapis Lazuli.
Michael Harding Says:
I make my paints using techniques which date back to the days of the old Masters. There is a straightforward reason for this steady process. As an artist and a painter, I want to create colours that are true and vibrant as well as beautiful and durable.
The higher the pigment content of an Oil Paint, the greater the resistance it has to fading. Nearly all manufacturers use fillers to extend the volume of the oil paint. It may increase profit, but it compromises the quality.
I do not claim that my paints will turn you into a great master, but I can promise they will have a profound effect on your work. Your colours will be more durable, more vibrant and more abundant. You will find the texture of the paint incomparable. You will fall in love while working with my artist materials.
I make my Artist Oil Paints with colour intensities that artists experienced before the 1840s. This was when the invention of the collapsible tube led to mass production and gradual dilution of quality. Mass-produced paints of today are pale imitations of the colours that artists before the 1840s were able to either make themselves or purchase from a colour man. The main criteria of these colourmen were the quality of the paint and not undercutting the competition.
For over 160 years there has been a steady decline and serious lack of interest in the true nature and potential of the remarkable Oil Paint medium. The result is that very few artists have an understanding of how to paint a picture that will not deteriorate over time.
The majority of artists who try my paints for the first time are shocked to realise they had previously been painting with muted colours – this raises questions as to the permanence of their previous works.
I can say with complete confidence that not only will an artist’s work last longer, but they will enjoy a much greater empathy with their paint. Michael believes the artist should respond passionately to the materials with which they work.
Series 1. Titanium White in Safflower Oil. A slow drying Oil, Safflower ensures the white remains bright. This is the most brilliant white in the range.
Series 2. Titanium White ground in Linseed Oil. Good covering power and forms a strong paint film. Very opaque.
Series 1. An alternative to Lead White. Opaque.
Series 2. A very pallid, luminous warm yellow mixed colour. Opaque.
Series 5. Lemon hue. Soft and pallid colour. Opaque.
Series 5. Pale yellow with a sulphurous shade. Opaque.
Series 1. Barium Yellow. Beautiful acidic yellow. Semi transparent.
Series 1. High tinting strength Arylide Yellow. Transparent.
Series 4. Strong, Vibrant lemon yellow cadmium. Opaque.
Series 1. Very strong Arylide Yellow. High tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 4. Strong cadmium yellow. Opaque.
Series 5. Cobalt Yellow. Vibrant. Transparent.
Series 4. Cadmium yellow with a warm hue. Opaque.
Series 4. A yellow-orange cadmium. Opaque.
Series 2. A synthetic Organic 'lake' yellow offering an extremely strong, warm and vibrant colour. Very transparent.
Series 4. A very strong golden mixed colour containing Nickel Azo and Quinacridone. High tinting power and beautiful for glazing. Transparent.
Series 2. Reddish hue to this Indian Yellow and a faster drying rate. Beautifully transparent.
Series 2. High tinting strength warm Arylide yellow. Subtle bronze tone. Transparent.
Series 5. Rich, deep orange. Opaque.
Series 2. Powerful red-orange. Good for mixes as it has a high tinting strength. Semi opaque.
Series 5. Red-Orange Cadmium. Opaque.
Series 5. Strong, vibrant. Opaque.
Series 2. A Napthol Red Pigment with high tinting strength. Warm red. Semi opaque.
Series 3. Very high tinting strength, fiery red. Semi opaque.
Series 7. Genuine Vermillion. Mercuric Sulphide pigment. The most prized of reds prepared as an oil colour. Opaque.
Series 5. Deep, bluish-red. Opaque.
Series 3. High tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 3. High tinting strength. Good alternative to traditional Alizarin Crimson. Transparent.
Series 4. Warm red. Very vibrant as a glazing colour. Transparent.
Series 6. An exquisite lake colour. Traditional natural red colour. Poor lightfastness. Transparent.
Series 3. A beautiful colour for glazing. Transparent.
Series 2. Luminous Pink colour achieved with a mixture including Quinacridone. Very vibrant. Opaque.
Series 3. Rich, strong pink. Very bright when mixed with white. Transparent.
Series 6. Fast Drying. Delicate light violet hue. Semi opaque.
Series 6. Fast Drying. Deep Violet hue as a mass tone. Delicate violet hue when thinned. Semi opaque.
Series 3. A heavy and bold violet with mild reddish overtones. Semi opaque.
Series 3. A vivid violet mixture. Transparent.
Series 2. Subtle violet colour with low tinting strength. Good for glazing techniques. Transparent.
Series 3. A fabulously strong Violet. Extremely high tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 1. Prussian Blue has an incredibly high tinting strength. An inky blue. Transparent.
Series 2. Indigo with excellent lightfastness and high tinting strength. Beautiful deep, dark, inky blue. Transparent.
Series 2. Fast drying, 'cyan' type blue colour. Extremely high tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 1. Bright blue. Good tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 7. Genuine Lapis Lazuli. The traditional prized crystalline blue pigment in an oil paint. Semi transparent.
Series 5. Greenish blue with a 'mineral' appearance when dry. Semi opaque.
Series 6. Cobalt Cerulean blue. Excellent covering power and subtle hue. Opaque.
Series 1. Strong light blue similar to 'Manganese Blue'. Opaque.
Series 2. Vibrant, Ultramarine based bright blue. Opaque.
Series 2. Deeper of the two Kings Blues. Rich. Opaque.
Series 5. Vibrant green-blue turquoise. opaque.
Series 2. Phthalocyanine based mixture with white to achieve a turquoise with exceptional covering power. Opaque.
Series 5. Deep blue-green turquoise. Semi opaque.
Series 3. Good covering power, low tinting strength. Opaque.
Series 5. Very fast drying vivid green blue. Semi opaque.
Series 2. A rich, deep green which is fast drying. Essential for the landscape painter. Semi transparent.
Series 5. A Subtle bluish green. A very good landscape painters colour. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Strong, Transparent green. Transparent.
Series 2. A more gingery-yellow variant on straight phthalocyanine green. Fast drying. Transparent.
Series 2. 'Phthalo' Green. Very fast drying, Very high tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 2. Mixed Green offering strength and vibrancy. Opaque.
Series 2. Mixed Green 'Emerald' colour. Ideal for landscape artists. Opaque.
Series 1. Green Earth. Very low tinting strength. Semi transparent.
Series 1. A deep, warm, greenish umber. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Buff or pinky-brown off white. Perfect as an under painting colour as it's also fast drying. Opaque.
Series 6. Light Naples Yellow. Stone ground, genuine. Opaque.
Series 6. Darker of the two genuine Naples Yellows. Stone ground. Opaque.
Series 2. Golden brown colour yielding 'bronze-like' hues. Semi opaque.
Series 1. Fast drying rich ochre. Semi transparent.
Series 1. A strong yellow ochre, fast drying. Semi transparent.
Series 2. Very fast drying. Beautiful warm glazing yellow. High tinting strength. Transparent.
Series 1. A natural earth ochre from France. A glowing, natural yellow. Fast drying. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Italian Raw Sienna. Classic under painting brown. Fast drying. Semi transparent.
Series 2. Natural earth pigment. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Reddish Brown burnt sienna. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Synthetic Iron Oxide Red, heavy and strong. Semi Opaque.
Series 1. Synthetic Iron Oxide red. Blue-red shade. Semi opaque.
Series 2. Very fast drying and beautifully transparent with rich red tones. A fabulous colour. Transparent.
Series 1. Synthetic Iron Oxide Brown. Reddish brown umber. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Natural earth pigment, raw umber. Slightly greenish tone. Good under painting colour. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Earth colour, reddish-brown. Fast drying and a good underpainting colour. Semi transparent
Series 2. Rich reddish-brown. Beautiful glazing colour. Semi opaque.
Series 1. Dark, black brown. Fast drying. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Mixture of Ivory Black, Ultramarine Blue and Iron Oxide Yellow. A lovely cool black substitute. Semi opaque.
Series 1. Cool black. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Warm Black. Slow Drying. Semi opaque.
Series 1. Carbon Black. Stronger and higher tinting strength than Lamp Black. Semi transparent.
Series 1. Mixed neutral grey. (Ivory Black / Burnt Umber / Titanium White). Opaque.
Series 2. Jewel-like turquoise as exotic as its name. High tinting strength and fast drying. Transparent.
Series 5. Vivid blue-turquoise. Semi transparent.
Series 4. High tinting strength, powerful colour. Transparent.
Series 2. Mixed violet with brilliant vibrancy. Opaque.