Chinese Painting Pigments: High-Quality Colors for Artists

Pigments like malachite, indigo, red gypsum, black soot, and even azurite have been used for centuries, and thus form a core part of traditonal Chinese art. In addition, black ink is derived from soot or graphite and is composed of various natural pigments like cinnabar. Many of these pigments are made using traditional techniques which include grinding, mixing, and adding efficiently utilized binders. These methods can be used in detailed styles such as the gubbies or more relaxed styles like ink-wash paints. Apart from these paints marking the rich heritage of Chinese art, they also serve as means to create other phenomenal visual impacts that mark Chinese art.