Composite pigment
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Description
Any pigment composed of a mixture of two or more distinct materials. An example is Lithopone which contains Zinc sulfide, Zinc oxide, and Barium sulfate.
Synonyms and Related Terms
pigmento composito (It.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000