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On Pigments (Part 2) – Natural Inorganic Pigments

On Pigments (Part 2) – Natural Inorganic Pigments

Reading Time: 9 minutesPreviously, we discussed some basic ways of categorising pigments, looking at the organic/inorganic and natural/synthetic definitions and then progressing a little into qualities in use. I am going to continue this, in a series of four further posts, diving a little deeper in the categorisations …

Daniel Smith Primatik Gemstone Watercolours

Daniel Smith Primatik Gemstone Watercolours

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn my general obsessive search for the weird and wonderful in the world of colour and insatiable thirst for knowledge on a subject I have of course read up about many of the weird and wonderful materials that have been used to provide pigments, gemstones …