Bring a cooler, earthy red-violet into your palette with Rublev Colours Violet Hematite—a single-pigment PR102 (natural iron oxide/hematite) oil colour with a deep bluish-red masstone and subtle violet tints when mixed with white. This paint is very opaque, fine-grained, and has above-average tinting strength, making it ideal for bold passages, controlled scumbling, and confident coverage in one or two passes.

Ground in well-aged linseed oil with no stearates, waxes, or stabilisers, Violet Hematite handles beautifully: it brushes long and smooth, stays where you place it, and holds its shape with a rich, thick consistency. Artists love it for flesh tones and shadows, neutralising greens, and mixing complex greys with blues or blacks. One of its standout characteristics is its two-tone range—painted thinly and transparently it can lean toward a lake-like violet, while mixed with white it shifts cooler, extending the colour’s usefulness in portraits and landscapes.

Why you’ll love it

• Single pigment: PR102 Violet Hematite (natural iron oxide)

• Opacity: Opaque, excellent covering power

• Tinting strength: High / above average

• Lightfastness & permanence: ASTM I, Permanence A (archival)

• Binder: Linseed oil, no additives

• Size: 150ml professional artist oil paint

Note: pigment/oil separation can occur naturally in additive-free paints—just knead the tube before use.