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Pigments through the Ages - Contemporary age (1900) Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Contemporary age (1900) Contemporary age (1900) Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Introduction Prehistory Antiquity Medieval Age Renaissance & Baroque Modern age Industrialization Contemporary age Painting techniques The most important painting invention of the 20th century was acrylic paint, commercially available since the 1950s. At first, water-based acrylic paints were sold as interior house paints. Soon after, artists (the first ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/present.html · 12.9k |
Pigments through the Ages - Medieval Age (500-1400) Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Medieval Age (500-1400) Medieval Age (500-1400) Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Introduction Prehistory Antiquity Medieval Age Renaissance & Baroque Modern age Industrialization Contemporary age Painting techniques Egg tempera painting, in which the pigment was mixed with water and egg before application, was well established by the 13th century. The dried protein remaining after the water evaporated bound the pigment to the ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/medieval.html · 13.1k |
Pigments through the Ages - Pigments in acrylics Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Pigments in acrylics Pigments in acrylics Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Techniques Oil paint Acrylic Watercolor Pastels Egg tempera Choose: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Still Life of Flowers, Thaneeya McArdle, 2009. Acrylic is an appealing medium because of its versatility. When it is watered down, acrylic paint can become thin and watery like watercolors. Acrylic paint can also be applied thickly, mimicking the appearance of oil paints. ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/acrylic.html · 36.3k |
Pigments through the Ages - Industrialization (1800) Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Industrialization (1800) Industrialization (1800) Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Introduction Prehistory Antiquity Medieval Age Renaissance & Baroque Modern age Industrialization Contemporary age Painting techniques The main innovation in this era was the collapsible tin paint tube, invented in 1841 by American painter John Rand. This revolutionized the color palette and technique of plein-air oil painting by offering a range of pre ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/industrialization.html · 16.0k |
Pigments through the Ages - Choose a time period Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Choose a time period Choose a time period Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Introduction Prehistory Antiquity Medieval Age Renaissance & Baroque Modern age Industrialization Contemporary age From prehistoric times, humans have left an imprint on their environment in the form of painted images, which both beautified their world and expressed their thoughts and feelings. It may be that primitive man scratched trees or rocks with stones as ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/history.html · 79.6k |
Pigments through the Ages - Antiquity Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Antiquity Antiquity Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Introduction Prehistory Antiquity Medieval Age Renaissance & Baroque Modern age Industrialization Contemporary age Painting techniques The Minoans are attributed with inventing the fresco by applying pigments directly to a fresh lime surface. The pigments they used were earth pigments because they were unaffected by alkalis. Egyptian artists covered limestone walls of tombs with a ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/antiquity.html · 16.4k |
Pigments through the Ages - Choose a technique Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Choose a technique Choose a technique Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Techniques Oil paint Acrylic Watercolor Pastels Egg tempera There are several different types of paint that artists can use, each with its own unique ingredients that differ from the ingredients found in the other types of media. Each media therefore has its own unique set of characteristics and techniques. Oil Paint Oil paints have long been used by master painters ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/making.html · 11.9k |
Pigments through the Ages - Overview - Cobalt blue Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Cobalt blue Cobalt blue / ko • bawlt bloo / Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Carbon black Carmine Cadmium yellow/red Cerulean Blue Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Chrome orange Chrome yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead-tin yellow Lead white Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Overview History of use Making the pigment Technical details Painted swatch of Cobalt blue. Brief description of Cobalt blue: It's a cobalt oxide-aluminum oxide. Very costly and extraordinary stable pigment of pure blue colour discovered by Thénard in 1802. It is now the most important of the cobalt pigments. Although smalt, a pigment made from cobalt blue glass ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/coblue.html · 16.5k |
Pigments through the Ages - History - Zinc white Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Zinc white Zinc white / zink wite / Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Carbon black Carmine Cadmium yellow/red Cerulean Blue Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Chrome orange Chrome yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead-tin yellow Lead white Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Overview History of use Making the pigment Technical details History of Zinc white: Zinc has been known as a mineral since antiquity when it was melted with copper to form brass. It was also known then, as it is today, as a medicinal ointment. Sources differ on who first isolated the element. Harley and Wehlte claim it was Henkel in 1421 who first produced metallic zinc. ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/history/zincwhite.html · 13.8k |
Pigments through the Ages - Modern age (1700) Home Introduction Choose a pigment Browse colors Time periods Make paintings Look closer About www.webexhibits.org/pigments » Modern age (1700) Modern age (1700) Jump to pigment Azurite Bone black Cadmium yellow/red Carbon black Carmine Cerulean Blue Chrome orange Chrome yellow Cobalt blue Cobalt green Cobalt violet Cobalt yellow Copper resinate Egyptian blue Emerald green Green earth Indian yellow Indigo Lead white Lead-tin yellow Lemon yellow Lime white Madder Malachite Naples yellow Orpiment Prussian blue Realgar Red lead Red ochre Smalt Titanium white Ultramarine Umber Van Dyke brown Verdigris Vermilion Viridian Yellow ochre Zinc white font size: a a a Introduction Prehistory Antiquity Medieval Age Renaissance & Baroque Modern age Industrialization Contemporary age Painting technique From the early 18th century, “color men” appeared on the scene to provide artists with ready-made paints. Watercolor painting also became a fashionable pastime among the wealthy. In 1766, William Reeves set up a business supplying ... http://www.webexhibits.org/pigments/intro/modern.html · 12.4k |
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