"Which White is Which?" - Color Lecture Links

The links below are additional information as a follow up for my online lecture: “'Which White is Which?' - A Guide to Pigments Practical and Historical Information".  The information is split into categories, hues and books + a great video at the bottom.  Enjoy!

Information, Stores, Museums

Natural Pigments - Rublev Colours
https://www.naturalpigments.com

Michael Harding 
https://www.michaelharding.co.uk

Colourlex Pigment Information
https://colourlex.com

Harvard Forbes Pigment Museum
​https://www.npr.org/2020/10/29/927463499/tiny-little-jars-contain-big-bold-colors-in-the-forbes-pigment-collection

Kremer Pigments
https://shop.kremerpigments.com/us/

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Whites

Lead White Article
https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/lead-white-the-deadliest-color

Natural Pigments Stack White Lead Process
https://www.naturalpigments.com/artist-materials/white-lead-historical

Zinc White: Problems In Oil Paint 
www.naturalpigments.com/artist-materials/zinc-white-oil-paint-color

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Yellows

Vermeer's Palette - Lead-Tin yellow
http://www.essentialvermeer.com/palette/palette_lead-tin_yellow.html

The Forgotten Pigment of the Old Masters - Lead-Tin Yellow
https://eclecticlight.co/2018/04/20/pigment-the-forgotten-yellow-of-the-masters/

Yellow Ochre History Article
https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2020/05/05/yellow-ochre-the-radiance-of-the-sun/

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Reds

The History of the Color Red: From Ancient Paintings to Louboutin Shoes
https://mymodernmet.com/shades-of-red-color-history/

Why Was the Mad Hatter Mad? 
https://people.howstuffworks.com/mad-hatter.htm

Demonstrating Chinese Vermillion from Michael Harding oil paints, by Vicki Norman 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-YXFJmbH8

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Blues

The First Blue Pigment Discovered in 200 Years
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/yinmn-blue-comes-market-1921665

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Greens

Colour story: Viridian 
https://www.winsornewton.com/uk/articles/colours/spotlight-on-viridian/

Scheele’s Green, the Color of Fake Foliage and Death
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/

Browns + Blacks

Painting with Mummies’ Flesh…Literally 
https://drawingacademy.com/painting-with-mummies-flesh-literally

What is Ivory Black Made of?
http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2020/04/what-is-ivory-black-made-of.html

Blackest Black Feud, Vantablack Vs. Black 3.0
https://www.avclub.com/the-creator-of-chicago-s-bean-is-in-an-extremely-petty-1798256076

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Books

The Secret Lives of Colour by Kassia St. Claire
https://www.kassiastclair.com/books

The Materials of the Artist and Their Use in Painting 
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/materials-artist-use-painting/author/max-doerner/

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