Pigments from Okhros International
Use of ocher in paintings came down through the eras. Cave Paintings, Antic Fresco, Medieval and Renaissance Paints, testified that ocher is one of the
colors that never fades. It is for this duration quality that ocher has been used throughout centuries.
Ocher was renowned for the protection of woods, shutters, wooden houses, shells of vessels: it pushes away water. Scientifically it's qualified as "adsorbent". Ocher is a material before been a color. It brings consistency to the mixture that receives it, while preventing the penetration of liquids. It has the huge advantage of been able to dilute itself very easily with water and oil.
People usually say that the color vibrates, not only is ocher a color, it's also a material that provides density as much as color.
Inimitable iridescence of ocher in the evening light.
Synthetic oxides and pigments, despite the vaste color range offered, will never offer such a potential, specially when mixed with concrete and cement, pure coloration enemy, giving this dead finish achieved on modern homes.
Architects, Builders, Town-Planning Consultants, Interior Designers are more then ever concerned about building homes in harmony, using natural earth pigments and other green products such as lime, straw ball, hempe, adobe, rammed earth...