Pigments through the Ages

              
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Umbra
 		  
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use		  
  3. Making the
pigment		  
  4. Technical
details		  
  
  History of Umbra:   
        
 

A painted swatch of Umbra:
Used throughout history

  When was Umbra used?   
        
Discovery:    
 Used until:
  
prehistoric  
continues in use  

    


Other browns        
(intro) - Brown ochre - Umbra - Van Dyke brown        

Sections:  

  purples  

  blues  

  greens  

  yellows  

  oranges  

  reds  

  whites  

  browns  

  blacks  

     
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