• 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.
  • Chestnut Lake Brown Watercolor Paint
  • 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.
  • Handmade Morrow Archival watercolor swatch cards on a wooden table, left to right: Greenweed Lake, Stil de Grain Light, Chestnut Lake, Weld Lake and Gardenia Seed Lake.
  • Handmade Morrow Archival watercolor swatch cards on a wooden table, left to right: Pomegranate Lake, Annatto Lake, Chestnut Lake, Gambir Lake and True Gamboge.
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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 pure local honey, natural gum arabic, and a small amount of food grade sodium benzoate preservative to achieve a concentrated and richly textured pigment. Every paint is single pigment with maximum concentration and no 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.

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

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

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 carefully hand mulled and mixed with pure local honey and gum arabic, 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 through our historic processes.

Usage & Care

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.

Health and Safety

  • For art use only. Not for cosmetic, food or children's use.
  • Keep out of reach of children and pets. Do not eat, drink or smoke while working.
  • Avoid skin contact and wash hands after use. Wipe brushes and palettes clean before rinsing, and never pour paint waste down drains. Do not spray apply, sand dried paint or burn.
  • If swallowed or if you feel unwell, contact a poison control center (U.S. 1-800-222-1222) or a doctor.
  • Safety Data Sheet available on request.