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Most Viewed- Browns And The Cold Semi-neutral Grays Marrone Is Practically To- Black Chalk - Also Called Scarlet Chrome Is A Bright Chromate Of Lead Of An - Burnt Verdigris - Belong The Dutch And Flemish Schools; The Sensible Which Aims At - Composition Chemical Analysis Has Shown Several Of The Blues To Be - Less Known As English Red Prussian Red And Scarlet Ochre True - Known Likewise As Raw Sienna Earth Terra Di Sienna &c Is A - Root Of The Anchusa Tinctoria Commonly Known As Alkanet A Plant - Olive In Dark Green; Russet And Citrine In Dark Orange The Least Viewed- Pigment The [greek: Kinnabari] Of The Greeks And The Minium--a Term- Pitch And [greek: Kallos] Ornament The Blue Is Named Pittacal - Variety Of This Pigment Known As Native Prussian Blue; Which Is - Mixture With Drying-oil Bitumen: The Latter Is Likewise Known As - From The Semi-neutral Gray In Not Being Coloured By Any Primary - Sensuality While Perfecting Itself Materially Among The Flemish And - Contrast Of Hues Upon Which Depend The Brilliancy Force And Harmony - Tertiary Colours Are Three Only Citrine Russet And Olive - Of Shades Between The Extremes Of Light And Dark As Each Compound - Splendid Viridian A Green Nothing But Fire Will Change And No |
Is A Pigment Long Employed In India Under The Name Purree But Has Notmany years been introduced generally into painting in Europe. It is imported in the form of balls of a fetid odour, and is produced from the urine of the camel. It appears to be a urio-phosphate of lime, and is of a beautiful pure yellow colour and light powdery texture; of greater body and depth than gamboge, but inferior in these respects to gallstone. Indian yellow resists the sun's rays with singular power in water painting; yet in ordinary light and air, or even in a book, the beauty of its colour is not lasting. In oil it is exceedingly fugitive, both alone and in tint. Owing probably to its alkaline nature, it has an injurious effect upon cochineal lakes and carmine when used with them. The colour is not damaged by foul air, and, as lime does not destroy it, the pigment may be employed in fresco according to its powers. Indian yellow washes and works extremely well, and is adapted for draperies and for compounding landscape greens--where permanency is not required. Blackness in the darkest shadows of the foliage will sometimes result from too great a use of indigo; should this evil exist, no colour is so fitted to regain the proper tone as Indian yellow employed thickly. TTITLE LAKES. There are several pigments of this denomination, varying in colour and appearance according to the substances used and modes of preparation. Usually they are in the form of drops, and their colours are in general bright yellow, very transparent, and not liable to change in an impure atmosphere--qualities which would render them very valuable, were they not soon discoloured and even destroyed on exposure to air and light, both in water and oil. In the latter vehicle, they are bad driers, like most lakes, and they do not stand the action of white lead and other metallic pigments. If used, therefore, it should be as simple as possible. Of these lakes, the following are the best; but it must be borne in mind that, as not one of them is permanent, the compounds they afford are of necessity unstable. TTITLE YELLOW LAKE Is a bright transparent yellow, a difficult drier, and liable to be destroyed by light. It affords beautiful foliage tints, and would, if it could be depended on, be of extreme value in what is called "glazing." TTITLE ITALIAN PINK, Next: Also Called English And Dutch Pink Is An Absurd Name For A Stronger Previous: Gambodium Gambogium &c Is The Produce Of Several Kinds Of Trees
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