Color in Painting
Paint and Pigment
Where colors come from, and why some don't last
Paint is pigment held in a binder, and each pigment has its own strengths and weaknesses. The pages move from raw materials to the palette, then to what binder, grinding and light do to a color. The last page compares building color in layers with laying it on all at once.
- Pigments from earth, minerals, dyes and modern chemistry
- Limited and full palettes
- How binder, grinding and light change a color
- Glazing and direct painting
- Binder
- The oil, egg or gum that holds pigment and makes it stick to a surface.
Works in this part
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