• Handmade Carpathian Terre Verte natural watercolor paint half pan displayed on a textured watercolor painting. Crafted from pure single-pigment green earth sourced from the Carpathian Mountains, offering soft, muted green tones perfect for classical art, botanical work, and landscape painting. An ideal eco-friendly gift for artists, watercolorists, and historians who appreciate archival-quality, small-batch, all-natural pigments.
  • Watercolor painting in muted, cool green Carpathian Terre Verte, a natural earth pigment traditionally mined in the Carpathian Mountains. Revered since antiquity for underpainting flesh tones and landscapes in fresco and oil painting. Handcrafted with pure pigment, honey, and gum arabic for archival, professional quality. Lightfast, softly granulating, and ideal for classical palettes, portraits, and natural scenery.
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Carpathian Terre Verte

Carpathian Terre Verte

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Description

Carpathian Terre Verte is our exquisitely hand-crafted watercolor paint made with an extremely concentrated, high-quality single source pigment. Every pan is meticulously hand mulled, filled, and labeled, using only pure local honey and a small amount of all natural, pure gum arabic to achieve an exceptionally concentrated and richly textured pigment.


Carpathian Terre Verte is a soft, cool green sourced from natural green earth deposits near the Carpathians. Long treasured by artists since antiquity, this historic pigment offers a muted, mineral-rich tone with a gentle, smoky character. With excellent transparency and delicate granulation, it is ideal for classical figure painting, underpainting flesh tones, botanical work, and atmospheric landscapes. Carpathian Terre Verte brings subtle elegance and timeless harmony to any palette.


Key Features

Single Source Pigment: Each product features one pure pigment, chosen for its exceptional quality.


Handmade Artisanal Process: Crafted in small batches, our watercolors are hand mulled on a glass slab and hand packed to preserve the integrity of the pigment.


Maximum Pigment Load: Designed to provide maximum color saturation, our formula contains no artificial additives or fillers


Recommended Use: Best used with a gum arabic medium to achieve optimal reactivation and fluidity.


Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Natural mineral pigment, finely ground and purified

Source: Celadonite and Glauconite clay minerals from ancient marine deposits

Origin: Italy (Verona region)

Lightfastness: Excellent

Opacity: Semi-opaque with a soft, earthy granulation

Other Names: Terre Verte, Green Earth, Verona Green

Color Index Code: PG23


Production Process

Our watercolors are created with passion and precision. The pigment is carefully hand mulled and then mixed with pure local honey, ensuring an exceptionally concentrated and vibrant product. The entire process is carried out by hand—from mixing and mulling to filling and labeling—so you can be confident in the artisanal quality of every pan.


Usage & Care

For professional and consistent results, we recommend using a gum arabic medium. Please store in a secure area away from children and pets, and dispose of any waste in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with all local, state, and national regulations.


If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.