Difference between revisions of "Pigment"
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Examples of inorganic pigments: | Examples of inorganic pigments: | ||
| − | + | * earth colors ([[ocher|ocher]], [[sienna|sienna]], [[umber|umber]], [[green%20earth|green earth]]); | |
| − | + | * metallic oxides ([[ferric%20oxide|ferric oxide]], [[titanium%20dioxide|titanium dioxide]], [[zinc%20white|zinc white]]; [[viridian|viridian]]); | |
| − | + | * metallic carbonates ([[lead%20white|lead white]], [[calcite|calcite]], [[malachite|malachite]]); | |
| − | + | * metallic chromates ([[lead%20chromate|lead chromate]]; [[barium%20chromate|barium chromate]]; | |
| − | + | * carbon black ([[bone%20black|bone black]], [[lampblack|lampblack]], [[graphite|graphite]]) | |
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Examples of some organic pigments are: | Examples of some organic pigments are: | ||
| − | + | * animal ([[melanin|melanin]], [[cochineal|cochineal]], [[Indian%20yellow|Indian yellow]]) | |
| − | + | * vegetable ([[madder|madder]], [[indigo|indigo]], [[gamboge|gamboge]]) | |
| − | + | * synthetic ([[verdigris|verdigris]], [[phthalocyanine blue|phthalocyanine]], [[lake|lakes]], [[para%20red|para red]]) | |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:15, 22 October 2022
Description
An insoluble, dry solid that is pulverized to a fine powder then mixed with a binder to form a paint, ink or crayon.
Examples of inorganic pigments:
- earth colors (Ocher, Sienna, Umber, Green earth);
- metallic oxides (Ferric oxide, Titanium dioxide, Zinc white; Viridian);
- metallic carbonates (Lead white, Calcite, Malachite);
- metallic chromates (Lead chromate; Barium chromate;
- carbon black (Bone black, Lampblack, Graphite)
Examples of some organic pigments are:
- animal (Melanin, Cochineal, Indian yellow)
- vegetable (Madder, Indigo, Gamboge)
- synthetic (Verdigris, phthalocyanine, lakes, Para red)
Synonyms and Related Terms
pigments (pl., Fr.); pigmento (Esp., Port.);
Comparisons
Websites of pigment manufacturers
Resources and Citations
- R.L. Feller, A. Roy, E. West Fizthugh, B. Berrie, Artists' pigments: A handbook of their history and characteristics (4 vol.), NGA (Washington DC) & Archetype Publications (London)