• Close-up image of a half pan of Chestnut Lake handmade watercolor paint, featuring a warm, natural brown hue with soft amber undertones and a smooth, matte surface. The pan rests on a neutral background, highlighting its botanical source and artisanal, small-batch craftsmanship. Ideal for artists seeking a plant-based historic brown with gentle character.
  • a close up of a Watercolor painting in warm reddish-brown Chestnut Lake, a natural dye pigment laked from chestnut bark or nuts. Historically used in folk art and textile dyeing. Handcrafted with honey and gum arabic. Soft transparency with warm undertones, ideal for woodland palettes, botanical work, and naturalistic rendering.
  • five watercolor paintings on a wooden surface, each with a different color and texture, arranged in a row.
  • five watercolor paintings with different color variations, arranged on a wooden surface.
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Chestnut Lake Brown Watercolor Paint

Chestnut Lake Brown Watercolor Paint

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Description

Chestnut Lake 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 all natural gum arabic to achieve an exceptionally concentrated and richly textured pigment. Every paint is single pigment with maximum concentration and no binders, fillers, or extenders.


Chestnut Lake is a soft, golden-brown watercolor pigment made from the tannin-rich shells or husks of the chestnut tree (Castanea sativa or Castanea dentata), traditionally used in natural dyeing and ink making. This warm, earthy color is extracted through traditional botanical processes and then laked with alum, resulting in a gentle brown pigment with glowing amber undertones and smooth transparency.


Historically used in folk textiles and manuscript inks, Chestnut Lake is perfect for nature studies, botanical illustration, historical palettes, and earthy washes. Its subtle variations and warm neutral base make it ideal for layering, skin tones, and mixing with natural greens, reds, and yellows. A beautiful plant-based brown that honors the quiet sophistication of natural materials.


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


Optional Use: Optionally used with a gum arabic / ink medium to achieve optimal reactivation and fluidity.


Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Natural organic lake pigment (botanical tannin)

Source: Chestnut shells or husks (Castanea species), laked with alum

Origin: Handmade in-house using traditional dye extraction and laking methods

Lightfastness: Moderate (best stored in protected, archival conditions)

Opacity: Transparent to semi-transparent with soft flow and strong granulation

Other Names: Chestnut Tannin Lake, Castanea Lake, Botanical Brown

Color Index Code: N/a (historic botanical lake pigment)


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.