C.P.

Description

1) Abbreviation for cadmium pigments. See cadmium sulfide.

2) Abbreviation for chemically pure.

3) Abbreviation for cold-pressed. Some watercolor papers are cold-pressed.

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998