Among the film oils used in the oil paints mentioned above, linseed oil has the highest linolenic acid and iodine content (see table), so linseed oil dries the fastest and…
As stated in the previous article, people know how to draw and mix colors from tens of thousands of years before quantitative theories on the plus color and minus the…
World-renowned art studios usually produce at least two color grades: 1) grade for professional artist (artist grade) 2) class for amateur painters who are new to oil painting or art…
In chapter 64, “The Handbook of Art” (15th century), Cennino Cennini describes how to make a mink brush as follows. Get the mink tail dried because only the tail hair…
Pure Venice turpentine has a pale yellow color, resembling pure linseed oil, but is more dense. The extract of Venice turpentine is high, n = 1.53, equivalent to the optical…
Ultramarine is the most complex mineral pigment, containing sulfur and natrium silicate Na8-10Al6Si6O24S2-4, once considered the most beautiful blue since ancient times, which was made from lapis lazuli – an…
The highest quality colors are usually mono pigments that are ground from a pigment. Monochromatic colors are actually the primary colors in painting because there is no way to create…
Until the twentieth century, primary colors resembled a philosophical stone (lapis philosophorum) capable of turning ordinary metal into gold that alchemists had long sought. A big mistake that has persisted…
When I taught young students about color mixing, I had to analyze more about light and chemicals. The prints teach the primary colors of red, yellow and blue. If using…