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Marble Dust Set

$60.50

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SKU

511-MRBL8

The Marble Dust Set contains eight different marble dust (extender pigments) in a boxed set that is an excellent introduction to making your own grounds and mediums or as a great gift for the art student. The set is especially useful for exploring the function and behavior of different types and colors of marble dust in grounds and painting mediums.

Details

Eight natural marble minerals are included in this set to introduce you to extender pigments and their function in grounds and painting mediums. The set includes 4 vol oz. jars each of:

Set Contents
White Carrara Marble Dust (0–0.5 mm)	Pure Carrara white marble ground to medium and coarse powder. Use this whiting to make grounds, for adding textural and handling qualities to paints, and as filler in lime for the intonaco layer of frescos. Particle size ranges from 0 to 0.5 mm.
White Carrara Marble Dust (0.4–0.7 mm)	Pure Carrara white marble ground to medium and coarse powder. Use this whiting to make grounds, for adding textural and handling qualities to paints, and as filler in lime for the intonaco layer of frescos. Particle size ranges from 0.4 to 0.7 mm.
White Verona Marble Dust	Verona white marble ground to medium coarse powder. Use this marble dust to make grounds, for adding textural and handling qualities to paints, and as filler in lime plaster for the intonaco layer of fresco. Imported from a world-class deposit in Italy, it is ground to a granular particle size of 0 to 0.07 mm to retain its crystalline shape.
Red Verona Marble Dust	Verona red marble ground to medium coarse powder. Use this marble dust to make grounds, for adding textural and handling qualities to paints, and as filler in lime plastic for the intonaco layer of fresco. Imported from a world-class deposit in Italy, it is ground to a granular particle size of 0 to 0.07 mm to retain its crystalline shape.
Green Alpine Marble Dust	Alpine green marble ground to a coarse powder. Use this marble dust to make grounds, for adding textural and handling qualities to paints, and as filler in lime plastic for the intonaco layer of fresco. Imported from a world-class deposit in Italy, it is ground to a granular particle size of 0 to 0.07 mm to retain its crystalline shape.
Bottocino Marble Dust	Botticino marble ground to a medium coarse powder. Use this marble dust to make grounds, for adding textural and handling qualities to paints, and as filler in lime plastic for the intonaco layer of fresco. Imported from a world-class deposit in Italy, it is ground to a granular particle size of 0 to 0.07 mm to retain its crystalline shape.
Marble Dust (Medium)	Brilliant white marble dust for making grounds. Free-flowing, dry ground marble from natural calcite deposits with controlled particle size. Use this marble powder to make grounds and add texture and body to paint. A fine particle size marble with a closely-controlled particle size distribution. It is the coarsest wet ground marble. Provides the lowest possible oil absorption. A medium particle size marble featuring a careful control of oversized particles.
Marble Dust (Fine)