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The Color of Art Pigment Database, an Artists Paint and Pigments Reference

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The Color of Art Pigment Database, an Artists Paint and Pigments Reference

The Color of Art Pigment Database is a complete reference of pigment and paint information for all artists.

In their own words: An Artists Paint and Pigment Reference with Color Index Names, Color Index Numbers and Chemical Composition The Color of Art Pigment Database is a valuable reference for all artists working with color, and it is the the most complete pigment resource with color index names available for free. This collection of pigment information is an indispensable resource for all artists and art conservators interested in art restoration or making permanent works of art. Whether an artist uses oil paints, watercolor or acyclic, knowing the pigments and their properties is essential for all the visual arts from oil painting, watercolors or acrylics, to printing, and indeed, any craft or art that uses color. Artists interested in making paint in the studio should find this information useful too.

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Artist’s Color Wheel by Bruce MacEvoy

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This is a handy tool for roughly predicting the behavior of how pigments will mix (definitely more predictable with single pigment paints). The basic gist is you can draw a line between any 2 pigments and the resulting mixed colors will land more or less on that line depending on the ratio of the mix. It’s not perfect but it’s fairly accurate. It’s also fairly accurate for predicting a gamut of mixable colors from 3 starting pigments. In this case you draw a triangle from your three pigments and the possible mixes more or less sit within the triangle. Again it’s not perfect but it’s a decent rough guide. This accompanying article goes into way more detail www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/color16.html#wh… And there’s a high quality pdf for download here www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/cwheel06.pdf

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