• Handmade True Gamboge natural watercolor paint half pan shown on a textured watercolor painting. Made from pure single-pigment gamboge tree resin, this vibrant golden yellow offers rich transparency and smooth flow, ideal for botanical art, historical painting, and fine art illustration. A rare and beautiful eco-friendly gift for watercolor artists and collectors seeking small-batch, archival-quality, all-natural handmade pigments rooted in centuries of artistic tradition.
  • Watercolor painting in rich golden True Gamboge, a natural resin pigment harvested from the sap of Garcinia trees in Southeast Asia. Prized since ancient times for its brilliant, transparent yellow in manuscript illumination and Asian painting. Handcrafted with pure pigment, honey, and gum arabic for archival, professional quality. Transparent, softly staining, and ideal for glazing, botanical art, and historical pigment collections.
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True Gamboge Yellow Watercolor Paint

True Gamboge Yellow Watercolor Paint

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Description

True Gamboge 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.


True Gamboge is an intense, vibrant yellow resin extracted from the sap of Garcinia trees, historically valued for its intense color and unique transparency. This traditional pigment produces a rich, strong yellow tone with smooth handling and a naturally glowing quality. With excellent transparency and subtle flow, True Gamboge is ideal for luminous glazes, botanical studies, manuscript illumination, and classical watercolor work, offering a direct connection to the pure plant-based colors used for centuries.


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: Organic resin pigment (gamboge resin)

Source: Sap extraction from Garcinia hanburyi and related species

Origin: Southeast Asia (natural)

Lightfastness: Moderate

Opacity: Transparent with smooth flow

Other Names: Natural Gamboge, Garcinia Resin Yellow

Color Index Code: NY24


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.