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Course: Special topics in art history > Unit 2
Lesson 10: Drawing and manuscriptsRenaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques
Renaissance artists used unique materials and techniques to create stunning watercolor paintings. They mixed pigments with water and gum arabic, a natural binder, to make their paints. They then applied these paints to paper, creating vibrant and detailed artworks. These techniques helped shape the art world and are still used today!
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- why did they use oyster shells to hold the pigments and paints?(2 votes)
- It wasn't anything special about the material. It was their ubiquity, size and shape. Oyster shells are plentiful and cheap. After one has eaten the animal that grew in it, the shell is free! An oyster shell fits comfortably in the hand that is not holding the brush. An oyster shell is like a cup, so stuff doesn't run off of it.(4 votes)
- why do. they use pigments.(2 votes)
- "pigments" are the parts of paint that give it color. "Paint" is just something into which to add pigments and bind them to the surface upon which it is applied. "Paint" is, essentially, colorless. Without pigments, "Paint" is like oil, or shellac, or egg yolks, or water.(2 votes)
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