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Ancient

317 blueprints available

Blueprints (317)

Making Malachite Green Pigment — Grinding the Copper Mineral into Painter's Green

Making Malachite Green Pigment — Grinding the Copper Mineral into Painter's Green

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Making Vine Black Pigment — Charring Grape Vines into the Cool Blue-Black of Classical Painters

Making Vine Black Pigment — Charring Grape Vines into the Cool Blue-Black of Classical Painters

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Water Gilding with Gold Leaf — Applying Gold to Gesso and Bole for a Mirror Finish

Water Gilding with Gold Leaf — Applying Gold to Gesso and Bole for a Mirror Finish

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Making Casein Paint from Milk and Lime — The Ancient Protein-Based Wall Paint

Making Casein Paint from Milk and Lime — The Ancient Protein-Based Wall Paint

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Making Encaustic Paint — The Hot Beeswax Medium of Ancient Greek and Egyptian Painters

Making Encaustic Paint — The Hot Beeswax Medium of Ancient Greek and Egyptian Painters

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Making a Lake Pigment from Plant Dye — Precipitating Soluble Colour onto an Insoluble Substrate

Making a Lake Pigment from Plant Dye — Precipitating Soluble Colour onto an Insoluble Substrate

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Making Lime Wash — The Oldest and Simplest Wall Paint in the World

Making Lime Wash — The Oldest and Simplest Wall Paint in the World

by CharlieDE

Prehistoric

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Making Verdigris — The Copper Acetate Green of Medieval Painters

Making Verdigris — The Copper Acetate Green of Medieval Painters

by CharlieDE

Ancient

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Dyeing Orange-Gold with Dahlia — The Aztec Flower That Conquered European Gardens

Dyeing Orange-Gold with Dahlia — The Aztec Flower That Conquered European Gardens

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Red with Dragon's Blood Resin — The Ancient Tree-Sap Pigment of the Spice Trade

Dyeing Red with Dragon's Blood Resin — The Ancient Tree-Sap Pigment of the Spice Trade

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Pink-Mauve with Hibiscus — The Tropical Flower Dye of Ancient Egypt

Dyeing Pink-Mauve with Hibiscus — The Tropical Flower Dye of Ancient Egypt

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Pale Yellow with Mullein — The Roadside Dye of Medieval Europe

Dyeing Pale Yellow with Mullein — The Roadside Dye of Medieval Europe

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Blue-Purple with Red Cabbage — The Kitchen-Chemistry pH Indicator Dye

Dyeing Blue-Purple with Red Cabbage — The Kitchen-Chemistry pH Indicator Dye

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Golden-Yellow with Saffron — The Most Precious Dye Spice in History

Dyeing Golden-Yellow with Saffron — The Most Precious Dye Spice in History

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Warm Tan with Tea — The Gentlest Tannin Dye in Every Household

Dyeing Warm Tan with Tea — The Gentlest Tannin Dye in Every Household

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Blue-Purple with Hollyhock — The Cottage Garden Dye of the Ancient World

Dyeing Blue-Purple with Hollyhock — The Cottage Garden Dye of the Ancient World

by TexFO

Ancient

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Dyeing Blue with Japanese Indigo — The Fresh-Leaf Salt-Rub Method

Dyeing Blue with Japanese Indigo — The Fresh-Leaf Salt-Rub Method

by TexFO

Prehistoric

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Dyeing Pink with Avocado — The Surprising Blush from Pits and Skins

Dyeing Pink with Avocado — The Surprising Blush from Pits and Skins

by TexFO

Prehistoric

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Dyeing Red with Lady's Bedstraw — The Wild Madder of Northern Europe

Dyeing Red with Lady's Bedstraw — The Wild Madder of Northern Europe

by TexFO

Prehistoric

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Dyeing Blue with Natural Indigo — The Tropical Vat Dye That Coloured Civilisation

Dyeing Blue with Natural Indigo — The Tropical Vat Dye That Coloured Civilisation

by TexFO

Prehistoric

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