Making art materials

Chapter 1

Colors from the Earth

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Chapter 2

Life Turned Into Art

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Chapter 3

Modern Labs and Pixels

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Master of Making art materials

Ch 1 · Colors from the Earth

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andy Earth's Natural Colors

Did you know where colors began? Oh-oh, from deep in the Earth!

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Carving beauty from solid mountain rock

andy Carving beauty from solid mountain rock

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andy Turning flax seeds into liquid oil paint

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andy The rare blue stone worth more than gold

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andy Using burnt wood for prehistoric sketches

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andy Making permanent paint using breakfast eggs

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Rock Paper

andy Rock Paper

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andy Making permanent paint using breakfast eggs

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andy Making permanent paint using breakfast eggs

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Turning flax seeds into liquid oil paint

andy Turning flax seeds into liquid oil paint

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Using burnt wood for prehistoric sketches

andy Using burnt wood for prehistoric sketches

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Glossary

pigment (noun)
A natural substance used to provide color in paints and dyes. It’s the vibrant dust that turns ordinary minerals into a painter’s palette.

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Quiz

What type of rock is marble, the material most famous for classical sculptures?

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Quiz

Why did oil paint become more popular than egg tempera for Renaissance artists?

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Quiz

Which material is made by heating wood in a chamber without any oxygen?

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Quiz

What common kitchen ingredient was mixed with pigment to create traditional 'tempera' paint?

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Quiz

Which rare blue gemstone was ground up to create the most expensive paint in history?

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Gossip

Which classic art medium do you find most impressive?

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Fun Fact

Ultramarine paint: For centuries, this specific blue pigment cost more than its weight in gold because it only came from one mountain range in Afghanistan.