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[[File:Mary Cassat_pastel box.jpg|thumb|Pastel box]] | [[File:Mary Cassat_pastel box.jpg|thumb|Pastel box]] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | + | [[File:ClairaRobbins WC.jpg|thumb|Watercolor set used by Claira Robbins]] | |
+ | [[File:WN Artist colors.jpg|thumb|Windsor Newton artist colors]] | ||
+ | [[File:indigo_powder.jpg|thumb|Indigo powder (''Indigofera tinctoria'')]] | ||
An insoluble, dry solid that is pulverized to a fine powder then mixed with a binder to form a paint, ink or crayon. | 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: | Examples of inorganic pigments: | ||
− | - earth colors ([ | + | - earth colors ([[ocher|ocher]], [[sienna|sienna]], [[umber|umber]], [[green%20earth|green earth]]); |
− | - metallic oxide ([ | + | - metallic oxide ([[ferric%20oxide|ferric oxide]], [[titanium%20dioxide|titanium dioxide]], [[zinc%20white|zinc white]]; [[viridian|viridian]]); |
− | - metallic carbonates ([ | + | - metallic carbonates ([[lead%20white|lead white]], [[calcite|calcite]], [[malachite|malachite]]); |
− | - metallic chromates ([ | + | - metallic chromates ([[lead%20chromate|lead chromate]]; [[barium%20chromate|barium chromate]]; |
− | - carbon black ([ | + | - carbon black ([[bone%20black|bone black]], [[lampblack|lampblack]], [[graphite|graphite]]) |
Examples of some organic pigments are: | Examples of some organic pigments are: | ||
− | - animal ([ | + | - animal ([[melanin|melanin]], [[cochineal|cochineal]], [[Indian%20yellow|Indian yellow]]) |
− | - vegetable ([ | + | - vegetable ([[madder|madder]], [[indigo|indigo]], [[gamboge|gamboge]]) |
− | - synthetic ([ | + | - synthetic ([[verdigris|verdigris]], [[phthalocyanine blue|phthalocyanine]], [[lake|lakes]], [[para%20red|para red]]) |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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[[media:download_file_552.pdf|Websites of pigment manufacturers]] | [[media:download_file_552.pdf|Websites of pigment manufacturers]] | ||
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− | + | * 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) | |
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[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] |
Revision as of 11:13, 27 October 2020
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 oxide (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)