Browsing Tag art history
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Studio and GeneralPotter’s Pink (pigment number PR233) is a textural, rosy pink pigment that was invented at the end of the 18th century. This article takes a look at the ...
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Features & EditorialsHow far back does the practice of keeping a sketchbook go? The discovery of a 13th-century portfolio of ink drawings, far pre-dating Leonardo da Vinci’s famous notebooks of ...
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Studio and GeneralVenetian Red is one of many earthy-red colours named after a geographical location– other examples include English Red, Pompeii Red, Indian Red, and Pozzuoli Red. These colours are ...
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Studio and GeneralRembrandt’s colour palette was characterised by dark browns and black, earthy yellows, and deep reds– colours that give his paintings an instantly recognisable atmosphere of warm darkness. This ...
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Features & EditorialsAs it’s been 130 years since the first British Impressionist Exhibition we decided to revisit the Impressionist movement: what the themes were, the techniques that were used and ...
