Field's Chromatography: or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by ArtistsField, George
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Field's Chromatography: or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
Field, George
Color; Colors; Painting -- Technique
"I have fully tested the qualifications of _Aureolin_ for the
Landscape Painter, and, without hesitation, pronounce it to be
the most valuable addition to the 'colour box' since the
introduction of Rose Madder. It has supplied a deficiency of a
very important character. Hitherto, no Primitive Yellow has been
quite satisfactory as to its persistence; so that the Aureolin
will not only be regarded by the _artist_ as a great boon in the
production of his works, but it must also be considered as a
_real_ and _lasting benefit_ to pictorial art in general. The
permanence and unaltered purity of its lightest and faintest
tints we are assured may be confidently relied upon, inasmuch as
they have been fully established by the most severe tests to
which colour can be subjected, by several of our ablest and most
talented chemists. It is, therefore, needless to enlarge upon
its merits, other than that I, for one, feel grateful for its
introduction. Its uses are manifold, and may be considered
available for every purpose requiring a Yellow of its character.
As to Gray--perhaps it is not possible to obtain more delicately
pure and transparent aërial tints than are to be produced from
a combination of Cobalt, Rose Madder and Aureolin; all of which
are of a light description and well suited for the
representation of soft and thin effects of the atmosphere. These
colours are each of them beautiful, and yield a most exquisite
range of tones, which, as they mix together most kindly, render
them desirable where purity and delicacy are sought. As to
Foliage.--In speaking of Aureolin as adapted for the colouring
of foliage and herbage, it is impossible to say too much in its
praise. It imparts the vividness and freshness of nature to
every colour with which it is combined--a quality of the highest
order. As a colour for drapery it has no equal, and may be
employed with perfect success, either by itself or with any of
the other pigments.
"The following table of compound tints will be found extremely
useful:--
Aureolin. | Aureolin. | Aureolin. | Aureolin.
Burnt Sienna. | Vandyke Brown. | Sepia. | Sepia, or Rose
Indigo, or | Indigo, or French | | Madder.
French Blue.| Blue. | | Cobalt.
Aureolin. | Aureolin. | Aureolin. | Aureolin.
Indigo. | Oxide of Chromium.| Emerald | Light Red.
| | Green. | Cobalt, or
| | | Indigo.
Aureolin. | Aureolin. | Aureolin. | Aureolin.
Burnt Sienna. | Burnt Umber. | Brown Madder.| Rose Madder.
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