Pigments make the colour; the better the pigment, the better the colour! For centuries artists have created the world’s greatest images from a staple of 12 pigments. In contrast, modern paint makers choose from 30,000 synthetic dyes to make colour, just as thousands of ‘e’ numbers make processed food. For us it is the ingredients that make the dish and that is why our paint is superior, especially in terms of colour. So why make it so hard when these time-honoured pigments can render you all the colours you need for tonally harmonious and balanced interiors? In the past the same pigments were made to use works of art and decorate the home, creating a true alliance between the applied and decorative arts. Natural hand drawn pigment palette by Edward Bulmer Amazingly Edward has created our collection of over 100 colours from these 12 natural pigments. As part of our campaign to bring transparency to the paint market and to tell you how our paint is made, we thought you would be fascinated to learn about these pigments, their history and which colours they create. Starting this month, we are going to celebrate each of our trusted pigments in 2020. As a celebrated ‘Paint of the Decade’ and in our crusade to ‘Go Green’ to kick start 2020, we give you the opulent ‘Viridian’, sometimes called Chrome Green. Regardless of the strength or hue, our greens are flying off our shelves and onto your walls. Some of our greens are anchored in the mists of time so don’t require the richness of viridian, but are made with Yellow Ochre and a touch of Prussian Blue; but if it’s the freshness of summer meadow grass, it’s Edward’s ‘go to’ pigment. Viridian was produced commercially in the mid C19th but it came out of a long search for a dependable green pigment – colourfast, safe and reasonably priced! The name derives from the Latin for green viridis and came into use when two French chemists discovered a process to create it from Chromium III Oxide, now more commonly known as Chrome Oxide Green. It occurs naturally but in great scarcity as the mineral Eskolaite. The Greeks, who knew a thing or two, used the name chrome for this metal ore as they early on knew it could render a whole range of colours in different processes and they used their word for colour chroma to describe it. So there you have it – the classic green pigment! We use it to give a fresh oomph to our deeper greens, but as with all our mineral pigments we use it sparingly, as not only is it extremely efficient at its job, it is expensive as well! Pigment makes up a maximum of 8% of a well formulated paint and as natural paint makers we are alone in only using natural earth and mineral pigments to create our tonally consistent colour range. At Edward Bulmer Natural Paint, we believe you can see the difference in colours made this way. When you use powdered pigment the light is reflected in many directions; giving you a much more subtle effect than the reflection from single wavelength dyes used in synthetic paints. Keen to go Green? You will find Viridian in Verdigris, Invisible Green, Olympian Green, Pea Green, Sea Green …. Verdigris Invisible Green Olympian Green Pea Green Sea Green Can you guess which other colours this gorgeous green pigment is used in? You may be surprised to learn that you will find it in new brown Mummy, new Water Glass and in the deeper Tingry and Indigo, bestsellers such as Dove and Aerial Tint and it even makes the sky look more blue in our Sky Blue! Don’t miss the February ‘Pigment of the month’ with more colour stories. Why compromise? Painting the future with plastic free paint #nonasties #lovepaint#therevivalofnaturalcolour #paintsmadefromplants Follow us on instagram @eb_naturalpaint and @edward_bulmer Mummy Water Glass Tingry Dove Aerial Tint Bedroom in Edward Bulmer Natural Paint Aerial Tint
B Corp Month – We ask fellow founders about their journey, from first steps to the future March is the month dedicated to B CORP and this year the #thiswayforward. A focus on continuance and hard work after gaining your B Corp status. We have chatted 3 fellow brands striving to be better, whilst putting people and planet before profit. Celebrating what it means to be part of the community over the next month we will be sharing what it means to us, the highs, the lows and how it feels to be alongside other brands who are also taking the step to be better.
7 reasons to invest in Edward Bulmer Natural Paint When you decide to invest in natural paint, you are making more than a colour choice, a paint choice, a fashion choice or even a lifestyle choice – you too are choosing to make a difference. Read more to discover why you should invest in Edward Bulmer Natural Paint!
Put a spring in your step with Edward Bulmer Natural Paint There’s nothing better than the feeling of Spring. Brighter evenings, warmer days, flowers blooming, and there’s plenty of Spring inspired colours at Edward Bulmer Natural Paint to help you brighten your interiors. One of the easiest ways to refresh your home for the season is by incorporating fresh and vibrant Spring colour palettes. In this blog, we will explore five spring paint colours that will bring a sense of warmth, brightness, and renewal to your living space.
Colour Inspiration from Nature As we move into one of our favourite seasons, it seemed timely to share some wise words from editor extraordinaire, Kerryn Harper-Cuss. Kerryn loves to use our natural plant based paints in her own home and like us when she is choosing colours for s scheme she turns unequivocally to nature.
How to Choose Colours for your Period Property How do you choose colours for your period property? Every age has used colour to adorn interiors. We know this from illustrations, accounts and old paint layers. Much research has been done into historic colours and there is a wealth of advice now available to recreate period schemes.
5 Ideas for Colourful Children’s Rooms If you are redesigning your child’s room and need some inspiration on what colour to go for, look no further. We have put together some of our favourite colourful schemes for Children’s Room’s from soft blues to vibrant yellows.
Fashion Up Your Interiors Louise Roe has become a modern style icon, from family life and motherhood to the red carpet, people across the globe are coveting and swooning over her every move and purchase!
How to Decorate with Trending Earthy Colours Earthy paint colour are officially trending and we are excited! At Edward Bulmer Natural Paint we are all about embracing colours of the earth and this inspirational palette has such variety; some bold like the dark umber tones of soil and burnt sienna of the desert sand or the soft hues of weathered stone or soft terracotta.