Pigments through the Ages

              
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Indian yellow 
 
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use
 
  3. Making the
pigment
 
  4. Technical
details
 
  
  How Indian yellow is made:
        
Source:
Derived from urine of cows that had been fed mango leaves


Natural variety of pigment
The cow urine was evaporated and the resultant dry matter formed into balls by hand. The crude pigment was then washed and refined.


Other yellows        
(intro) - - cadmium yellow - chrome yellow - Cobalt yellow - Indian yellow      
lead tin yellow - Lemon yellow - Naples yellow - Orpiment - Orpiment - Yellow ochre        

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