MUSSINI® Special Edition

Shungite Black (10794)

Shungite Black is a deep, sparkling, strong coloured black of highest lightfastness. Its pigment is obtained from real shungite. This makes it an unusual colour due to both the historical age of the shungite pigment and its sparkling appearance. Shungites are black stones that were formed at least 600 million years ago, consist mainly of carbon and are found only in a few places in Russia (e.?g. Karelia), Northern Finland and some areas in India. Shungites are used to produce black colour (icon-painting black), but also in polished form for jewellery production.

Topaz Orange (10903)

Topaz Orange is an opaque, richly coloured and sparkling brown orange. Its pigment is produced from the mineral phyllosilicate, one of the hardest naturally occurring minerals. The name Topaz comes from the Greek language, the mining of Topaz takes place today in Brazil, Russia, Afghanistan and Mexico. Due to its hardness and colour variance - there are orange, blue and pink topaz among others - the topaz is especially used as a gemstone.

Ruby Red (10904)

Ruby red gives the painter an opaque, bright, sparkling red. Its pigment is also produced from the mineral phyllosilicate and belongs to the group of pearlescent pigments. The ruby is a red variant of the mineral corundum, whereby the shade can vary between pale and dark red. The name ruby derives from the Middle Latin term "rubinus" for "the red". Al­­ready in the Bronze Age rubies are said to have been mined in Myanmar and the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans knew rubies as special stones.

Lapis lazuli (10488)

Lapis lazuli (it resembles ultramarine blue) contains real lapis lazuli obtained from the well-known semi-precious stone. Highly pigmented and semitransparent, it is a real rarity. The precious lapis lazuli, from which the pigment known as "ultramarine" was ex­trac­ted, has been known since the 11th century. It can be found in temple paintings in India and China. In Europe it was used since the early Middle Ages mainly for church paintings. Today Ultramarine is mainly produced synthetically. MUSSINI^® Lapis lazuli, which Schmincke rubs on the historic stone roller, gives the painter the unique opportunity to once paint with the genuine Ultramarine Lapis lazuli.