WHYEVER?Hues in Tubes… and how they made a name for themselves Some labels are down to earth and simply state how a pigment was made, the process. For example, Smalt’s name comes from the German smelt, which exists in English too, meaning: “To melt or break down; crumble; disintegrate; fall to bits; fall to pieces”… a most accurate…
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I had picked black… (Part II)
WHICH?Pigment Characteristics (I feel like giving you a warning that this section is for those really interested in that stuff!) Equipped with an understanding of their chemical nicknames, let’s now go back to the four black pigments/paints commonly found in art stores: Carbon and Lamp Black, Ivory and Bone Black, and tackle the four characteristics…
I had picked black… (Part I)
WHICH?Pigment Characteristics “What, you haven’t any ivory-black on your palette? If you think you are going to make black with blue and red, I can’t have you in my class. You might stir up trouble with such ideas.” Fernand Cormon I had picked black. Both because there are only a few black pigments available to…
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