Bohemian Green Earth

Opacity: Opaque
Lightfastness: Excellent
Series: 2
Maker's rating: Excellent

Hue or substitute.

The name traditionally means green earth (PG23); this tube uses other pigments. The name promises green earth (PG23).

Genuine green earth is weak, transparent and cheap, loved for underpainting flesh. Hues are usually stronger and more saturated.

Compared with French Terre Verte (Williamsburg, the same line):

Price: this hue is series 2; French Terre Verte from the same line is series 4.
Opacity: opaque here, transparent in the genuine.

The genuine pigment:

French Terre VerteWilliamsburg PG23LF I

Italian Terra VerteWilliamsburg PG23LF I

Terre VerteHolbein PG23LF I

Terre VerteMichael Harding PG23LF I

What's in the tube: 3 pigments

Bar widths are estimates: makers list pigments roughly in order of amount but don't publish proportions.

Same color from other brands

Mars BrownOld Holland PY42 PR101 PBk11Same three pigmentsSame pigmentsLF I

SepiaRembrandt PY42 PR101 PBk11Same three pigmentsSame pigmentsLF I

Raw UmberArt Creation PY42 PR101 PBk11Same three pigmentsSame pigmentsLF I

Mars BrownBlockx PR101 PY42 PBk11Same three pigmentsSame pigmentsLF I

Mars BrownVasari PR101 PY42 PBk11Same three pigmentsSame pigments–

Bohemian Green EarthLukas 1862 PY42 PG7 PBk11Same main pigment (PY42), with a green (PG7) in place of an earth (PR101)Similar mixHueLF I

Raw SiennaCobra PY42 PBk11Same main pigment (PY42), without an earth (PR101)Similar mixLF I

Buff TitaniumGeorgian PW6 PY42 PBk11Same main pigment (PY42), without an earth (PR101); this one adds white (PW6)Similar mix–

Green Earth HueGrumbacher PY42 PBr7 PBk11 PG18Same main pigment (PY42), plus an earth (PBr7) and a green (PG18); without an earth (PR101)Similar mixHueLF I

Neutral GreyHolbein PY42 PBk9 PW6Same main pigment (PY42), plus a black (PBk9); without a black (PBk11) and an earth (PR101); this one adds white (PW6)Similar mixLF II

Davy's GrayW&N Artists' PY42 PBk7 PBk19Same main pigment (PY42), plus two blacks (PBk7, PBk19); without a black (PBk11) and an earth (PR101)Similar mixLF I

Chrome Green LightSchmincke Mussini PY42 PY155 PG17Same main pigment (PY42), plus a yellow (PY155) and a green (PG17); without a black (PBk11) and an earth (PR101)Similar mixLF I

Same pigments is the closest match. Similar mix shares the main pigment. Similar color looks alike but is made differently.

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Data source: Williamsburg product guide (Golden Artist Colors, 2022) and per-color technical pages on goldenartistcolors.com (open). Send a correction

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