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Color Spotlight: Van Dyck Brown (PBr7)

May 6, 2023 by Billy Idyll

Van Dyck Brown is a very dark, almost black brown that is rather like a blacker/grayer version of Raw Umber. Most companies make it using a combination of PBr7 (the traditional earth tone pigment that Raw and Burnt Umber are made from) plus a black. Daniel Smith’s version is made from only PBr7. Experiment Results … Read more

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