Shale

175ml tube is $ 89.65    Change the Size option above to order

Dark and rich, Shale is a semi-transparent maroon that mixes without dulling, as it deepens the value of a color, with very little change in hue.

Cool in mixing and tinting, Shale is indispensable as a "magic black" full of color yet an instant shadow! 

Expertly compounded from bright complements, including Cadmium Yellow, Shale is also found in the complete set of all eight grays, A Set of Color and Light. In collaboration with one of America's premier plein air painters, Scott L. Christensen. Visit his new Adventure of Painting online instruction for a comprehensive approach to developing as an artist:  www.adventureofpainting.com

Shale is milled with the finest alkali refined Linseed Oil in limited quantities for a naturally drying durable paint film.  

Visit our blog post Why This Black? that studies the useful differences between artists' black pigments paired with mixing examples...including Shale!