One of the really interesting parts of the Making Colour Exhibition at the National Gallery is a wall of clear boxes which contain the raw resources for the Lake colours used in painting.
If you've ever wondered what the raw materials look like this is very definitely an exhibition worth visiting!
Which brings me to Cochineal. This is an insect that produces a brilliant crimson red dye and was
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Kamis, 19 Juni 2014
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Making a mark - Artists' Favourite Art Books in 2014
It's time to update the list I keep of the favourite art books you like.
There's no two ways about it - some art instruction books go on and on forever because they have a huge fan base. They get revised and reprinted on a regular basis and some of them sell millions of copies.
Others seem to have the status of a 'best kept secret' where you're only allowed to know about them once you've
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