From: Katharine Thayer (kthayer@pacifier.com)
Date: 07/25/01-04:37:17 AM Z
Generally the natural earth pigments are considered very durable and
lightfast and they certainly have a long track record. (See current
ongoing discussion of same under Making Casein and Earth Pigments.)
kt
Ender100@aol.com wrote:
>
> I wonder how good ole South Carolina red dirt would hold up? I like the
> color and was thinking of doing some images from the area using it.
>
> Mark
> In a message dated 7/25/01 10:51:19 AM, kthayer@pacifier.com writes:
>
> << I recommend against Alizarin Crimson, because even in its modern [Ed
> note: "modern" here used loosely since the synthetic version of the
> pigment was formulated in 1826] formulation it gets the lowest lightfast
> rating from every manufacturer,
> including (last I checked) W&N. >>
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