No. Even though "ivory black" is probably the most common black pigment used in artist's paints today, an infinitesimal amount of it is actually made from carbonized (burnt) ivory, as it once was. It's now usually made from calcined animal bones (called "bone char").
Well, the design is from the Bicycle deck, but the ones in this drawing I drew/painted. It's a still life, of sorts— a drawing of a real thing, through my perfect eye to my imperfect hand.
Palladian....Stop It! Two posts and two images I like, for the image and materials. This one would have been perfect when I had an office and a real job (:-) ...a conversation starter even if the viewer knew nothing. I like.
Deborah said: I never quite got color observed vs. color absorbed, etc.
That sounded doubtful to me. Sorry I misinterpreted.
Palladian: It's ballsy of you to list that pigment as mercury sulfide. The C.P. (chemophobic) term is vermilion or, cinnabar.
I wanted to make a pedantic point about using just "mercury sulfide" instead of mercurous sulfide or mercuric sulfide but the point is moot because Hg2S or better, Hg2S2 has no real footprint.
That got me to reading about cinnabar and the very early days of mercury smelting. Almaden Spain was and still is a producer of the metal. Mercury was crucial in the early days silver and gold ore extraction. Spanish vessels used to leave laden with mercury and return with silver - sort of a New World transmutation.
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I Binged "carbonized ivory." There were only 22 entries; your Sketchbook provided nos. 2 and 3. Not a common medium, I'm guessing.
No. Even though "ivory black" is probably the most common black pigment used in artist's paints today, an infinitesimal amount of it is actually made from carbonized (burnt) ivory, as it once was. It's now usually made from calcined animal bones (called "bone char").
Is yours actually from ivory, not bone? I wouldn't have thought that would be legal, these days.
Mine is from actual ivory, just not elephant ivory.
Cinnabar?
Synthesized cinnabar, but yes.
I have some naturally-occurring cinnabar ground as a pigment, but it's very expensive.
Palladian, did you draw those cards?
Wait that sad Queen was a self portrait right? Just sayn'
You are a good egg Troop. Even if you are a dick.
Palladian, did you draw those cards?
Well, the design is from the Bicycle deck, but the ones in this drawing I drew/painted. It's a still life, of sorts— a drawing of a real thing, through my perfect eye to my imperfect hand.
I'm a medieval artist— what it is made of is as important as what it depicts.
Wow, Palladian, wow....I thought those were actual cards at first, and I thought, so what's the art? lol You are amazing!!!
Yes, the authentic media are very interesting.
Have you done much medieval painting on wood? Or perhaps made a triptych?
Trooper is quite a bad egg...very sulphurous, just ask his wife.
@Palladian: I found this website which might assist you periodically.
And deborah should look at the second slide since she was/is a big doubter.
Palladian....Stop It! Two posts and two images I like, for the image and materials. This one would have been perfect when I had an office and a real job (:-) ...a conversation starter even if the viewer knew nothing. I like.
Chick, please specify. I think I only said a doubted that indigo should be considered a separate color IIRC.
I've always been down with the six color wheel.
Deborah said: I never quite got color observed vs. color absorbed, etc.
That sounded doubtful to me. Sorry I misinterpreted.
Palladian: It's ballsy of you to list that pigment as mercury sulfide. The C.P. (chemophobic) term is vermilion or, cinnabar.
I wanted to make a pedantic point about using just "mercury sulfide" instead of mercurous sulfide or mercuric sulfide but the point is moot because Hg2S or better, Hg2S2 has no real footprint.
That got me to reading about cinnabar and the very early days of mercury smelting. Almaden Spain was and still is a producer of the metal. Mercury was crucial in the early days silver and gold ore extraction. Spanish vessels used to leave laden with mercury and return with silver - sort of a New World transmutation.
I wonder what happened to all the mercury?
Palladian said...
I'm a medieval artist— what it is made of is as important as what it depicts.
You get the colors right because you're using the same colors that the original artists used, using what was available to them at the time.
I had a point about meadevil art but I'll hold my tongue.
"Deborah said: I never quite got color observed vs. color absorbed, etc.
That sounded doubtful to me. Sorry I misinterpreted."
I just meant the aspect of if something looks green it's absorbing red?
Are those race cards?
If so, could we donate them to Crack. He's been playing without a full deck lately and could use the help.
Indigo? I thought that was he band with the lesbians who look like Patton Oswalt.
Everything is gay stuff with you!
Jeeez.
Wait, this is a drawing? Wow.
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