Jack Richeson Artist Casein Colors, 37-Milileter, Raw Sienna

• Produced in small batches to control the quality
• Made in wisconsin, usa
• Pigment py42

Casein is a quick-drying, aqueous medium using a milk-based binding agent, and

is one of the most durable mediums known to man. Nine thousand year old Casein

cave paintings have been discovered in Asia, and later, the medium was used by

Byzantine, Roman and Renaissance artists including the Old Masters. In 1933,

Casein pigments in tubes were developed by Ramon Shiva who relied on the

expertise of the artists who used them to help perfect his high-quality

paints. Today, Jack Richeson and Co., Inc. manufactures Shiva's Casein colors

and is dedicated to bringing back the original quality and formulation of the

pigments. Known for their versatility and array of capabilities, Casein paints

can be used to create a variety of effects from the rich opaques of oil to

thin watercolor washes. Casein paints may be applied to almost any rigid, non-

oily surface such as canvas panel, illustration board, heavy watercolor paper,

plaster, metal, wood, masonite, or canvas, or linen mounted on masonite. And

they can be reworked or layered repeatedly and be used for underpainting.

Because Casein has an exceptional integrity of color and always dries to a

perfect matte finish, it is unexcelled for art reproduction. The velvety matte

finish can also be buffed to a satin sheen or varnished to produce a

resemblance to oils. Over time, Casein pigments become resistant to moisture

and as history has proven, the medium has a durability and permanence which

has easily stood the test of time.