Thank you to my reader M, for letting me know that Derivan have their cruelty-free statement now up on their website.
Here you can find Derivan’s statement.
Source: reader mail; Derivan website
Derivan’s listing in my compendium.
I am very glad to be the messenger of such good news.
Caran d’Ache sent me their certificate of compliance .
I contacted them for products free of animal derivatives – including manufacturing process- and for their cruelty-free status. And good tidings I bring.
Please see the Caran D’Ache certificate of compliance and pay attention to exceptions in product lines. Some products contain the pigment ivory black, which is of an animal source.
Neither products nor raw materials get tested on animals.
Product lines free of animal derivatives (with exceptions of products containing the pigment ivory black):
Source: mail contact
Following new Faber-Castell products are free of animal derivatives – including the manufacturing process:
The material used for all brush hair is nylon.
Faber-Castell is a cruelty-free company on all levels; they do not test on animals, neither commission other parties to do so; the raw material chain is free of animal testing
They would like you to know, that animal testing for art-, writing- and drawing materials/ supplies is banned in Europe.
No animal based raw materials are ever used as auxiliary supplies/ additives in Faber-Castell’s entire production.
source: mail contact
Here is my 2021 updated information sheet with guidelines for a cruelty-free company and vegan-friendly and vegetarian-friendly products, which I send out to companies.
At your disposal:
English Version (PDF)
German Version (PDF)
I have resumed sending out enquiries to update and broaden my compendium.
All the best,
New product enquiries sent out to:
To all, who have sent enquiries to me about companies (and products) that I have yet to contact: I have not forgotten any of you, I will pick up where I left off. Thank you for your patience.
Dear watercolour people,
sadly, I just found out that Colors of Nature closed down. The cruelty-free Canadian company that flew under an ethical and environmentally conscious flag, manufactured and offered only vegan-friendly products ranging from watercolours, and oil paints in artist quality, … over to brushes, glass mullers and more. I feel as though I am writing an obituary and in a way I am. What a plight for our small world of vegan art supplies. Which leaves us with no more natural, eco-friendly oil paints ;and brands that offer non-pencil watercolours halved. I introduced the company on here in 2017. In all my correspondence with Lori Stryker and Mark, they were nothing but accommodating and nice. – I am sorry to see this business go, farewell Colors of Nature.
Source: website
Hello there,
I bring lovely watercolour news (especially to Europeans)! Kaia Natural Watercolor is a cruelty-free company based in the Netherlands, offering all vegan, 100% natural, plastic-free, non-toxic, highly pigmented watercolour of professional artist quality and highest lightfastness. What a mouth full. They come in ten different shades . They are available as single pans or in a set of all ten.
Source: mail contact; website
Speedball has gotten back to me. The Super Black India Ink is unfortunately not vegan, it contains shellac.
They checked my list, and the information about all the other products is still valid.
Here is the up-to-date list of vegan-friendly Speedball products:
Source: Mail contact
Vegan-friendly products by C.Kreul newly added to my list are:
-Information about more products to come in the new year-
Here my C.Kreul product list:
PAPER:
CANVAS
And Following products are vegetarian friendly:
Source: Mail contact
The broadpen,Faber-Castell ink and their synthetic brush range are products newly added to my Faber-Castell list of vegan-friendly products.
Here is the list of vegan-friendly products by Faber-Castell:
All Faber-Castell coloured pencil ranges are vegan-friendly.
Find Faber-Castell in the compendium.
Source: Mail contact