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Doug M Member # 7650	posted A decent article on the nature of ancient Egyptian pigments used in painting: http://www.therafoundation.org/articles/art/polychromaticwallpaintingdecorationinmonumentsofpharaonicegyptcompositionschronologyandpaintingtechniques
Underpants Man Member # 3735	posted Quite a wordy and technical article! I notice that while they mention yellow and red pigment in great detail, they barely discuss brown pigment as seen in some wall paintings or sculptures.
Underpants Man Member # 3735	posted I wonder, though, why did you decide to bring up the chemical composition of Egyptian pigments?
Djehuti Member # 6698	posted ^Perhaps as a means of explaining how the colors used for Egyptian painting were very limited and that most colors we see in art work like 'brown' are the result of mixtures between different pigments. I also think showing the chemical composition would also give insight onto how easy it is for these paints to wither and decay when exposed to the elements or to the flash of photography. These withered or lightened looks may differ alot from the original intended complexions.
Djehuti Member # 6698	posted http://library.thinkquest.org/J002046F/artwork.htm Color Chart Color : Material Made From ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black : Charcoal White : Powdered Limestone Red : Ochre Yellow : Iron Oxide Blue : Copper Green : Malachite Notice that since the colors are so few, Egyptian artists had to mix and blend different ones to get a specific color.
ARROW99 Member # 11614	posted Most of them seem to be a light red corresponding to other med peoples in the region.
Djehuti Member # 6698	posted First of all, this thread was in reference to color of paints used in Egyptian art. Second of all, I don't know what you mean by "light red" since most Egyptians were a dark reddish brown color. So you obviously haven't seen many ancient Egyptian paintings or Egyptians. Lower Egyptian mural Upper Egyptian mural Tut Soldiers Family Modern Egyptian man
Djehuti Member # 6698	posted Also if by 'med' you mean Mediterranean, know that the Mediterranean Sea borders Europe and Africa, as well as Western Asia (Levant and Asia Minor)--different regions with different populations... With Egypt being in Africa. Arrow, all you have been doing is making simple silly remarks without anything to back up your claims. Such behavior reminds me of old Hore, are you him by any chance?
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