Forum: Pigments

Hi all, Firstly I have been reading this forum for some time in the background, and I would like to thank all the contributors as it is an...

In the past year or so I've started to value black as "the queen of all colors" on my palette. I'd like to get some insight into what the differences...

Origin and History Lead sulfate (British spelling, sulphate), PbSO4, formed the basis of a number of white pigments that were made on a large scale...

In an attempt to work with the 'true' primaries (Cyan/Magenta/Yellow). I have been using the following pigments as my primaries: Cyan- Phthalo...

Hey Mark. Long time no talk. I am trying to find different pigments to mix in order to get a solid black. I have been using alizarin crimson...

Hello, I was wondering if you please could explain to me how pigment PR 101 can end up as so many different oil colours (tubes). I mean what...

Hello, I have recently been using an oil mixture of phthalo blue, phthalo green and titanium white. I am not using any solvent or an oil medium....

Hello Amien, Do you think that there is a difference between modern lead white and lead white made according to the stack process when it comes to...

Hello, I am wondering if there is such a thing as a pigment that is too bright to the point that it is harmful to ones vision. I realize this is...

Hi! I've been quite frustrated over time when I've returned to the canvas I'm working on to find that an area that had looked dark has dried...

I am a recent graduate of the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and have been kept on to teach a few Materials and...

I am trying to find more of a particular shade of Burnt Sienna. A Greek painter gave me some Burnt Sienna pigment when I was in Greece, but the jar...

This is not a historical or scientific question--it is a subjective one regarding viridian. I use copious amounts of viridian in my paintings....

Hi my first post. we have Chevreul Rood and then Itten The thing that blows me away is that Itten wrote "the elements of colour" as if it was...

I am exploring working with dry pigments and wanted to know what the difference was between artistic and ceramic pigments. Some seem to use even the...

Hi Mark, I've got a Sennelier brochure that lists the particulars for their oil pastels. Among them is a hue they name 'Prussian Green.' The...

It seems like the lead white sold today becomes rather transparent on drying. I always need to add some titanium white to the lead white because...

I've been making my own egg/oil emulsion paint using an ultramarine blue pigment from Kremer (it's labeled AP) and have noticed a distinct sulfur...

The recently published study by Marion Mecklenburg and Charles Tumosa among other results point to the effects of zinc oxide on the film formation of...