{"title":"Historic Palettes","description":"Palettes used by famous artists and described in art literature and memoirs. 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The 16-color palette is from 1900-1910, the last decade of Homer's life. The original tin box with all the colors still exists and is kept in Bowdoin College Art Museum (Maine, USA). In 1980, the palette was analyzed with the use of spectrography, X-ray, microscopy, and chromatography to identify each pigment and the results were published in the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation. I used all of the original pigments to recreate this palette with all its vibrant colors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal painting experience: I am a big admirer of Winslow Homer's art. I spent much time looking at his paintings trying to analyze them and understand what makes them so powerful and unique. I've attempted to copy a few of them mainly to find his colors. Homer's color palette is versatile and harmonious. It allows to paint nature in all its glory - landscapes and seascapes in all seasons. It allows to create amazing realistic tones and keep the colors singing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll colors in this palette are lightfast, highly pigmented, saturated, deep, and rich. 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Sargent was trained to paint like the grand old masters and was friends with French post-impressionists who embraced bright pure colors and outdoor (plein air) painting. Sargent made much money painting rich people's portraits and traveled extensively. He always brought his watercolors and painted everywhere he went. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy favorite anecdote about Sargent's watercolor painting is about the time when he traveled with his friends and the group was delayed at a rural train station. They were standing on a platform when they saw a cow roaming in a nearby field. The train was due to arrive in about half an hour and Sargent unpacked his watercolor paints and easel and went into the field to paint the cow. This shows how passionate he was about painting and how eager he was to look for interesting subjects and capture them in his artworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSargent painted over 2000 watercolors in his lifetime! Unlike his oil paintings, dark and grand, Sargent's watercolors are transparent, light, and almost abstract. Sargent used watercolors to quickly capture scenes and to convey light. Watercolors allowed Sargent more creative freedom than his commissioned oil works and became his medium for artistic exploration and experiments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his early years, Sargent used watercolors as travel sketching medium and was not as serious about them as he was about oil. In 1909 he exhibited his watercolor art for the first time in the Brooklyn Museum (New York) and it was a huge success. The museum purchased all 83 watecolor paintings from that exhibition (many of them are still part of the permanent collection). His next watercolor exhibition was in 1912, \u003cspan\u003eat the Knoedler Gallery (New York) and majority of the artworks were purchased by the\u003c\/span\u003e Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. After that, Sargent became known as a master watercolorist, in addition to his fame as an oil portrait artist. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal painting experience: Reading about and researching Sargent's artworks and paint palettes (both oil and watercolor), I began to appreciate his approach to blending and applying colors. Sargent's watercolor palette is mostly cool with a few strong warm colors. It is quite versatile and its colors can be recognized in all of his watercolor paintings: landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes painted all over the world. The palette is quite refined, i.e. there are no redundant colors. Each color is clean and bright. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI am a big admirer of practical limited palettes and this is a good example of one. I like Sargent's use of opaque white: he used it to cover mistakes and to add or re-establish highlights that he painted over :-)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll colors in this palette are lightfast, highly pigmented, saturated, deep, and rich. 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Rembrandt used Azurite, which was used in Middle Ages and during Renaissance. Prussian Blue was invented in 1706 (37 years after Rembrandt's death) and it completely replaced Azurite. Genuine Azurite pigment is still around but more rare and expensive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal painting experience: I recreated Rembrandt's palette to see what it was like to paint with it and to immerse myself in painting portraits like the old masters. I have only began using this palette and I must say it is amazing! There is no waste and no mud (since most colors are warm), and each color has its place. It’s easy to blend colors for realistic skin tones, especially with multiple portrait references (Rembrandt painted 56 oil self-portraits in his lifetime, and about 600 paintings of other people!).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRembrandt lived and worked during 1600s. Back then, there were only around 17 pigments available to artists (compare it with over 2000 pigments available now!). It’s well known and documented that Rembrandt used around 12 pigments throughout his painting career. He used his powerful palette to convey light, shadow, dimension, depth, as well as glow and motion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll colors in this palette are lightfast, highly pigmented, saturated, deep, and rich.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach one is a stand alone pigment (no blends!).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"poemsaboutyou","offers":[{"title":"12 Half Pans (no tin, no magnets)","offer_id":39383895081118,"sku":"","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0506\/9042\/4990\/files\/12-Rembrandt-art-palette.jpg?v=1727665513"},{"product_id":"lead-tin-yellow","title":"Lead Tin Yellow - Historic Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandmade watercolor made of a single pure high grade pigment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe color is lightfast and semi-opaque.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eColor characteristics:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLightfastness: excellent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGranuation: no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStaining: no\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTransparency: semi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePigment: PY41\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLead Tin Yellow adds amazing glow and gentle opacity to painted portraits. It helps convey delicate highlights on skin. This pigment was a permanent part of Rembrandt's palette. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLead-based pigments are considered to be toxic in powdered form because their inhalation can harm human health. They are\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e not hazardous in watercolor form but it still need to be handled with care. To enjoy lead-based paints and to stay safe, you need to follow standard precautions: do not ingest paint and do not paint on your skin. Do not lick or chew on your brushes or other tools (pencils, pens) used with watercolor paints. Do not eat or smoke while painting to avoid ingesting paint. Do not use dishes and cups used for painting for eating and drinking. Wash your hands after using paints. 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Many new colors were invented in the early 1800s and Cinnabar was replaced by its synthetic non-toxic equivalents and other bright reds. It's rarely used nowadays and not manufactured for artists in any form. The only way to try it is by making your own batch from dry pigment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCinnabar is considered to be toxic because it contains mercury. It's most toxic in powdered form because it can be inhaled. It's not hazardous in watercolor form because it's not a powder, but it still needs to be handled with care. To enjoy Cinnabar and to stay safe, you need to follow standard precautions: do not ingest paint and do not paint on your skin. Do not lick or chew on your brushes or other tools (pencils, pens) used with watercolor paints. Do not eat or smoke while painting to avoid ingesting paint. Do not use dishes and cups used for painting for eating and drinking. Wash your hands after using paints. 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His palette did not change much throughout his painting career and included the best pigments available at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis watercolor palette includes all the pigments used by \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDürer. There are two versions of the palette: authentic historic pigments and modern pigment substitutes. Two substitute pigment (Viridian and Rose Madder) are included in both palettes as a replacement of extremely fugitive Verdigris and Cochineal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthentic palette includes original pigments used in the 15th century: Cinnabar and Lead Tin Yellow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe version with substitutes includes Rose Madder and Titanium White. All colors are in half pan size.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdditional pigment in both palettes is Ultramarine, a modern version of rare and expensive Azurite. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eDürer made efforts to obtain good quality Azurite, mostly for his religious artworks, and paid large sums of money for it. Since modern mineral Azurite looks less blue and saturated than the one in \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eDürer's paintings, adding modern Ultramarine helps represent his colors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe watercolor palette represents colors that the artist used to create his major artworks. Dürer was a successful artist and entrepreneur and he traveled around Europe to meet with patrons, to study art (e.g. in Italy), and to sell his engravings and prints. Dürer was the first artist who made his drawings available to the general public. He used the woodblock printing method to replicate his drawings for sale at markets. Although he was patronized and sponsored by Emperor Maximilian I, he understood that to gain popularity and to be recognized, more people need to see and own his works. One woodblock could produce around 12 000 prints and Dürer created over 300 different woodcuts during his career. Average people were buying his prints (mostly with religious themes) to decorate their dwellings (a new trend at that time). Dürer had the financial ability and mobility to seek and try the best pigments available at the time. The most expensive one was Ultramarine (bright blue Azurite only used to paint the Virgin Mary’s clothes). Dürer bought it during his trips around Europe and used it for the paintings he did for the Emperor and other wealthy patrons. In the 1500s, one ounce of ultramarine cost 12 florins or 30 grams of gold. If we convert the cost of Renaissance ultramarine to a modern dollar value using the cost of gold (rate is $57.59 per 1 gram today), we get $1,727.70 per one ounce (28 grams) of pure Ultramarine. There is a record of Dürer asking his patron to pay a higher price for a painting because he used Ultramarine to paint it. In his notes, Dürer wrote that he usually used less expensive blue azurite for an underpainting and only used valuable ultramarine on the top layers, where I could be visible.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDürer’s palette is especially interesting because he used a limited amount of high-quality pigments vs. all pigments available at the time.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor example, there were several popular earth pigments that Dürer likely did not use with his major palette - Burnt Sienna, Red Ocher, Raw Sienna, and some others. 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