Pigfolio
No photo yet
Color estimated from the pigments, not a photo. Have this tube? Add a photo with your review or send a swatch photo, and a moderator picks the best one as this paint's picture.
Art Spectrum Artists' Oil Colour

Terre Verte Traditional

Opacity
TransparentTransparent
Lightfastness
Excellent
Series
1
Maker's rating
ASTM I · ★★★★

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 Terre Verte (Holbein):

  • Opacity: transparent here, semi-opaque in the genuine.

The genuine pigment:

Terre VerteHolbein PG23LF I
French Terre VerteWilliamsburg PG23LF I
Italian Terra VerteWilliamsburg PG23LF I
Terre VerteMichael Harding PG23LF I

What's in the tube: 4 pigments

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

Same color from other brands

Green EarthM. Graham PBr7 PG7Same main pigment (PBr7), without a blue (PB29) and a yellow (PY83)Similar mixHueLF I
Turkey UmberWilliamsburg PBr7 PG7Same main pigment (PBr7), without a blue (PB29) and a yellow (PY83)Similar mixLF I
Olive GreenGamblin PBr7 PY75 PB29Same main pigment (PBr7), plus a yellow (PY75); without a yellow (PY83) and a green (PG7)Similar mixLF I
Transparent BrownBlockx PBr7 PG18Same main pigment (PBr7), plus a green (PG18); without a blue (PB29), a yellow (PY83) and a green (PG7)Similar mixLF I
Old Holland Warm Grey LightOld Holland PW4 PW6 PBr7 PBk7Same main pigment (PBr7), plus a black (PBk7); without a blue (PB29), a yellow (PY83) and a green (PG7); this one adds white (PW4, PW6)Similar mixLF I
Verona Green EarthSchmincke Mussini PR101 PG18Looks alike, made with an earth (PR101) and a green (PG18)Similar colorHueLF I
Ultramarine GreenRembrandt PB29 PY129Looks alike, made with a blue (PB29) and a yellow (PY129)Similar colorLF I
Ultramarine GreenCobra PB29 PY129Looks alike, made with a blue (PB29) and a yellow (PY129)Similar colorLF I
Green Earth HueGrumbacher PY42 PBr7 PBk11 PG18Looks alike, made with two earths (PY42, PBr7), a black (PBk11) and a green (PG18)Similar colorHueLF I
Hooker's GreenGeorgian PG7 PR101Looks alike, made with a green (PG7) and an earth (PR101)Similar color–
Bohemian Green EarthLukas 1862 PY42 PG7 PBk11Looks alike, made with an earth (PY42), a green (PG7) and a black (PBk11)Similar colorHueLF I
Green Earth (Terre Verte)Van Gogh PY43 PBr7 PB15Looks alike, made with two earths (PY43, PBr7) and a blue (PB15)Similar colorHueLF I

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

Find it

Search BlickSearch Jackson'sSearch Jerry's Artarama

Data source: Art Spectrum per-colour product pages (artspectrum.com.au, 2026) (open). Send a correction

Painter reviews

Loading reviews…