Nitram Fusain Aquarelle Charcoal 50g - Watercolour Paint

Experience charcoal artistry like never before, with this beautiful product from Nitram, the French Charcoal specialists.

Nitram Fusain Aquarelle is a highly pigmented watercolour charcoal that comes in a smooth block format contained in a screw-top tin. 

Mixed with water it can be used to create transparent washes or fine lines directly onto paper or other absorbent surfaces.

Made with Nitram powdered charcoal, gum arabic, water, glycerin and honey, Nitram Fusain Aquarelle offers a broad range of tones from light grey to deep inky black. It has a beautiful smooth consistency and is fast drying.

Create transparent washes or extra fine lines, just like ink.

Features:

• Tin of Charcoal Watercolour Paint 50g

• Highly pigmented

• Lightfast level 1

• Fast drying

• Made in Canada

About the Brand

Martin Gros was born in Spain in 1914 and moved to France just as WWII started in 1939.  Working on a local farm, he started making charcoal in the forests of L'yonne, France. He did this until 1962 when the new owner for a very old charcoal manufacturer (Luxor) hired him.

He worked there until 1965 when he decided to open his own factory. The new charcoal Company was called NITRAM, which is Martin spelled backwards.

To begin with, demand was small, and production was not very consistent. However, in 1968 an important client placed a large order that could not be met using current production methods and techniques. This required a new approach, quality wood and specialized equipment.

In 1981 Martin Gros retired, and his son came to continue manufacturing Nitram. With a larger property as well as new machinery helped assure a cleaner manufacturing process, while maintaining quality. Over the years the process has been further refined with newer and larger equipment.

The Nitram methodology and the spirit of Nitram Fussains has been passed on to Jerzy Niedojadlo, who as a practicing artist has shown a great passion for Nitram charcoal. Jerzy has what it takes to maintain the quality of Nitram Charcoal and continue to make it available to artists worldwide, and they also now have a manufacturing plant in Canada to service the Americas, and the pacific region.