A richly illustrated and accessibly written book about the origins and growth of the painter's palette
The story of the discovery of the 55 most important colors in creative man's existence from prehistoric times to the present, written from the artist's perspective. Monica Rotgans describes the many dyes and pigments that humans have turned into paint and color, and how to recognize them. Learn all about red mercury, white lead, blue glass, black cabbage, pink louse, yellow earth, brown asphalt, green arsenic, and much more. A richly illustrated and accessibly written book about the origins and growth of the painter's palette.
The story of the discovery of the 55 most important colors in creative man's existence from prehistoric times to the present, written from the artist's perspective. Monica Rotgans describes the many dyes and pigments that humans have turned into paint and color, and how to recognize them.
Learn all about red mercury, white lead, blue glass, black cabbage, pink louse, yellow earth, brown asphalt, green arsenic, and much more. A richly illustrated and accessibly written book about the origins and growth of the painter's palette.
Introduction
Red Earth
Iron Oxide
Vermillion
Red Lead (Minium)
Kermes & Cochineal
Madder lake & Alizarin
Purple & Mauve
Organic Reds
Lichens & Fungi
Cadmium Red
Naphthol Red & Quinacridone Red
Yellow Earth & Sienna
Gold
Orpiment & Realgar
Stil de grain Yellow & Weld
Saffron
Yellowwood & Gamboge
Lead-Tin Yellow & Massicot
Naples Yellow
Indian Yellow
Chrome Yellow & Chrome Orange
Cadmium Yellow & Cadmium Orange
Hansa Yellow
Umber
Cassel Brown
Asphalt & Mummy
Organic Brown
Lapis Lazuli
Azurite
Smalt
Indigo & Woad
Mayan Blue
Egyptian Blue
Turquoise
Vivianite
Prussian blue
Cobalt Blue
Ultramarine
Manganese Blue
Phthalo Blue
Green earth
Malachite
Verdigris
Plant green & Sap greens
Scheeles Green
& Schweinfurter Green
Chromium Oxide Green
Chalk & Kaolin
Lead White
Zinc white
Titanium White
Charcoal & Soot Black
Stone Black & Black Oxide
Bone black & Ivory black
Graphite
Composite Blacks
Conclusion
Glossary
About the Author
Further Reading
Credits
Monica Rotgans is a visual artist specialising in painting, bronze, glass, and photography. Educated at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and the Oskar Kokoschka Academy in Salzburg, she uses a variety of techniques. Her painting began with Dutch landscapes, but evolved into Spanish tauromaquia and the Australian landscape, influenced by her travels. Besides painting and photography, she works with glass and bronze, doing both free work and commissions. As an author, she has published several books on colour and paint, including From Colour to Art. Her commitment to traditional and contemporary pigments and use of colour is reflected in both her artistic and educational projects.
