[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]The Chemistry of Art > 1. Pigments in Painting > Sources of Pigments[/cs_text][cs_text style=”color: #800000;”]Identify the sources of the pigments used in early history as readily available minerals[/cs_text][cs_text]
- Pigments were derived directly from natural sources such as:
o Calcium carbonate or chalk (white)
o Charcoal (black)
o Chalk (white)
o Gypsum (white)
o Kaolin or white clay (white)
o Pebbles (yellow, brown, and red ochres for hydrated, partly hydrated and anhydrous Iron oxide)
o Pyrolusite (black)
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