With 100 Pounds of Blue Pigment, an Artist Conjures Spirits of the Past
The ghost of George Washington Carver hangs over the studio of Amanda Williams, where hues are inspired by the Alabama soil ...
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Out of All of the Shades of Blue, Designers Decide Which is the Most Expensive Looking
Should you decorate with navy blue, indigo, cobalt, or Prussian? I took a look back at its history, speaking with art, design, and color experts to find out. Here's what I learned. There are many ...
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The art of cyanotypes revamped with the Text & conText Lab
The Center for Creativity hosted a workshop to tone cyanotypes with watercolor paints and natural liquids like black tea, ...
Blue pigment improves foundation makeup shades for dark skin
On the shelves of makeup counters and drugstores sits an array of foundations in various olive, ivory, and fair shades. But ...
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Means of Detecting the kind of Dyes used in the Coloring of Textile Fabrics
When the color to be examined is a mixed one, for example, logwood-blue, with prussian blue or indigo, the color of the logwood is first destroyed by dilute acid, the stuff washed and treated with ...