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[[File:Mary Cassat_pastel box.jpg|thumb|Pastel box]]
 
[[File:Mary Cassat_pastel box.jpg|thumb|Pastel box]]
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:ClairaRobbins WC.jpg|thumb|Watercolor set used by Claira Robbins]]
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[[File:WN Artist colors.jpg|thumb|Windsor Newton artist colors]]
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[[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 ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ocher ocher], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sienna sienna], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=umber umber], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=green%20earth green earth]);  
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- earth colors ([[ocher|ocher]], [[sienna|sienna]], [[umber|umber]], [[green%20earth|green earth]]);  
  
- metallic oxide ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ferric%20oxide ferric oxide], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=titanium%20dioxide titanium dioxide], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=zinc%20white zinc white]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=viridian viridian]);  
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- metallic oxide ([[ferric%20oxide|ferric oxide]], [[titanium%20dioxide|titanium dioxide]], [[zinc%20white|zinc white]]; [[viridian|viridian]]);  
  
- metallic carbonates ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20white lead white], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=calcite calcite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=malachite malachite]);  
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- metallic carbonates ([[lead%20white|lead white]], [[calcite|calcite]], [[malachite|malachite]]);  
  
- metallic chromates ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lead%20chromate lead chromate]; [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=barium%20chromate barium chromate];  
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- metallic chromates ([[lead%20chromate|lead chromate]]; [[barium%20chromate|barium chromate]];  
  
- carbon black ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bone%20black bone black], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lampblack lampblack], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=graphite graphite])  
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- carbon black ([[bone%20black|bone black]], [[lampblack|lampblack]], [[graphite|graphite]])  
  
 
Examples of some organic pigments are:  
 
Examples of some organic pigments are:  
  
- animal ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=melanin melanin], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cochineal cochineal], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Indian%20yellow Indian yellow])
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- animal ([[melanin|melanin]], [[cochineal|cochineal]], [[Indian%20yellow|Indian yellow]])  
 
 
- vegetable ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=madder madder], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=indigo indigo], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gamboge gamboge])  
 
 
 
- synthetic ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=verdigris verdigris], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=phthalocyanine phthalocyanine], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lake lakes], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=para%20red para red])
 
 
 
[[File:ClairaRobbins WC.jpg|thumb|Watercolor set used by
 
  
Claira Robbins]]
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- vegetable ([[madder|madder]], [[indigo|indigo]], [[gamboge|gamboge]])
  
== Additional information ==
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- synthetic ([[verdigris|verdigris]], [[phthalocyanine blue|phthalocyanine]], [[lake|lakes]], [[para%20red|para red]])
 
 
* 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)
 
  
 
== 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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== Resources and Citations ==
 
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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)
== Additional Images ==
 
 
 
<gallery>
 
File:WN Artist colors.jpg|Windsor Newton artist colors
 
File:indigo_powder.jpg|Indigo powder  (''Indigofera tinctoria'')
 
</gallery>
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Revision as of 11:13, 27 October 2020

Pastel box

Description

Watercolor set used by Claira Robbins
Windsor Newton artist colors
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.

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)

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