Green pigment M3ZA4

Experiment

Heritage

Research

Technology

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

Material

Experimental materials
Pigments and glazes

Craft

Ceramics and pottery-making

General Technique

Other

Specific Technique

Calcination

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Sample making

Qualities

Colourful

Colour

Green, Yellow

Sample Information

Date of creation

06/01/2023

Process & Production

Pigment re-worked by mixing a recipe given by the painter Valerio Mariani who calls it “Potters’ Yellow” (see Y_5b) together with an experimental cobalt blue pigment. The yellow recipe was slightly modified compared with
the original.

Recipe Details

Yellow pigment (PbO+Sb2O3+ZnO+NaCl) + zaffer (SiO2+CoO 2:1)  with 4% CoO in the mixture

Credits

Craft Maker

Camille Perez Carla Machado

Library Contributor

VICARTE, NOVA

Photographer

Carla Machado