Browsing All Posts By Evie Hatch
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Studio and GeneralThroughout history, blue has been one of the most sought-after artist pigments. It occurs infrequently in nature, and the first blue pigments were made from minerals like azurite ...
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Studio and GeneralViolet lies between red and blue on the colour wheel, and while it can be mixed with a combination of those two colours, a single-pigment violet can be ...
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Studio and GeneralRed has been available to artists since prehistory in the form of red earth, but throughout art history the colour red has often been characterised by pigments with ...
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Features & EditorialsUnison Colour was founded by artist John Hersey in 1987. Light and colour were a life-long obsession, and when he found that industrially made pastels could not give ...
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Studio and GeneralWhile various oranges can be mixed with yellow and red, a single pigment orange can offer more vibrancy and create cleaner mixtures than any mixed orange. Apart from ...
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Studio and GeneralOf all of the groups in the Pigment Colour Index, yellow is one of the largest. The first yellow pigment was Yellow Ochre, an earth pigment containing hydrated ...
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Studio and GeneralThe colour white was likely first used in prehistoric art in the form of chalk – naturally occurring calcium carbonate. The preparation of lead-based white pigments was first ...
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Studio and GeneralCreated in 1925, the Colour Index International is a database of pigments and dyes published by the Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile ...
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Interviews & FeaturesCranfield Colours have been specialists in making printing inks and other artist colours since 1976. Michael Craine joined us in the Jackson’s Studio to share his expert knowledge ...
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Studio and GeneralPaper is a biodegradable material and should be treated as such. The longevity of paper is dependent on the conditions in which it is stored, and how it ...
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Watercolour PaintingThe story of the Fratelli Maimeri company began in Italy in 1923. Painter Gianni Maimeri was unsatisfied with the oil colours available on the market and, with the ...
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Studio and GeneralArtists Rene Gonzalez and Stewart Beckett tried our Premium Cotton Stretched Canvas and Cotton Canvas Art Boards for their acrylic and oil painting. Here, they share their thoughts ...
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