Green pigment 1

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Technology

Olive green experiment pigment based on the composition of green decoration on Portuguese azulejos

Material

Pigments and glazes

Craft

Ceramics and pottery-making

General Technique

Other

Specific Technique

calcination

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art, Sample making

Qualities

Colourful

Colour

Green, Grey

Sample Information

Date of creation

06/01/2023

Culture & Context

Pigment re-worked by mixing a recipe given by the painter Valerio Mariani who calls it “Potters’ Yellow” (see Y_5d) together with an experimental cobalt blue pigment. The yellow recipe was slightly modified compared with the original.

Process & Production

The yellow and blue pigment were mixed and ground together

Recipe Details

PbO+Sb2O3+SnO2+NaCl (Yellow pigment) + zaffer (SiO2+CoO 2:1)
4% of CoO

Credits

Craft Maker

Camille Perez; Carla Machado

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Carla Machado