{"id":807684,"date":"2016-07-12T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T08:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=807684"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:28:15","slug":"introducing-luteas-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/12\/introducing-luteas-extra-fine-plant-based-watercolours\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Lutea Extra Fine Plant-Based Watercolours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organic, rare and sustainably produced watercolours: this is a new vision in the world of fine art paints. Made using the finest pigments from natural raw materials, the Lutea Extra Fine Plant-Based Watercolour<\/a> range is as unique as it is desirable. Available in 12 colours in 9 ml tubes, visionary Belgian brand Lutea offers an amazing opportunity to rediscover rare and beautiful organic colours made from noble plant materials from around the world.<\/p>\n

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Founder of Lutea Anne-Sylvie Godeau with organically grown Indigo in Belgium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cColour has been part of our heritage and our economy for many centuries\u201d says Anne-Sylvie Godeau, founder of\u00a0Lutea<\/a>, who is pioneering what could one day become an organic paint revolution. With eyes firmly set on creating alternatives to traditional, non-natural paints, Lutea’s hallmark is the revival and celebration of precious materials and colours, which have little by little disappeared since the establishment of the industrial era. Since the artificial synthesis of Alizarin (a red pigment present in the madder root) in 1869 by German chemists, plant cultures for pigments became largely extinguished by the turn of the last century.<\/p>\n

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1. Flowers of Solidago canadensis gleaned.
2. Cosmos Sulphureus
3. Indigo.
4 Indigo Filtration.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Lutea range offers vibrant watercolours, which achieve superb lightfastness (rated Good to Very Good (5-6) as certified by French laboratory Green’ing). From Madder<\/a> to Indigo<\/a>, these watercolours offer a unique opportunity to rediscover natural colours which have spanned the history of art.<\/p>\n

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Indigo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before being filled into a 9 ml tube by hand, the Lutea paints go through a lengthy adventure. The pigments in the Lutea range have been chosen for their high quality dyes and lightfastness, and are the result of extensive research and development into\u00a0organic colours. After the pigments have been extracted from the plants under the care and expertise of artisan Anne-Sylvie Godeau, the grounded pigments are then meticulously incorporated with the highest quality binding agents (gum arabic, glycerine and honey), guided by Isabelle Roelof’s research. The full range of 12 colours includes natural raw materials sourced from cultivated plants, gleaned plants, recycled plants, international plants, and one insect, grown in parts of the world such as Iran, Canada and Lutea’s native Belgium.<\/p>\n

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The grinding of violet from logwood and its incorporation to binding agents takes place in Isabelle Roelof\u2019s Isaro Lab, which is specialised in making oil and watercolour paints<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Anne-Sylvie hoeing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Artisanal, sustainable production is a touchstone of Lutea. It\u2019s also about innovation: using extraction techniques in order to celebrate new plants whose pigment family can achieve great quality paints. While more expensive than\u00a0most watercolours, Lutea’s price tag reflects the organic origin of the materials used to create these sophisticated and totally unique watercolours, as well as the rigorous, hands-on process required to obtain the pigments.<\/p>\n