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Blueprints (2,349)

Making a Hammerstone — The First Tool in Human History

Making a Hammerstone — The First Tool in Human History

by MaryFI

Prehistoric

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Making Maya Blue — The Indestructible Pigment of Mesoamerica

Making Maya Blue — The Indestructible Pigment of Mesoamerica

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Han Purple — Ancient China's Synthetic Barium Copper Silicate Pigment
Hazardous

Making Han Purple — Ancient China's Synthetic Barium Copper Silicate Pigment

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Egyptian Blue — The World's First Synthetic Pigment

Making Egyptian Blue — The World's First Synthetic Pigment

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Mars Colours — Synthetic Iron Oxide Pigments from Copperas

Making Mars Colours — Synthetic Iron Oxide Pigments from Copperas

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Cadmium Yellow Pigment — The Permanent Bright Yellow That Replaced Chrome
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Making Cadmium Yellow Pigment — The Permanent Bright Yellow That Replaced Chrome

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Viridian — The Permanent Transparent Chromium Oxide Green
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Making Viridian — The Permanent Transparent Chromium Oxide Green

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Emerald Green (Paris Green) — The Brilliant and Deadly Copper Arsenate Pigment
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Making Emerald Green (Paris Green) — The Brilliant and Deadly Copper Arsenate Pigment

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Chrome Yellow — The Brilliant Lead Chromate Pigment of the 19th Century
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Making Chrome Yellow — The Brilliant Lead Chromate Pigment of the 19th Century

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Cobalt Blue (Thénard's Blue) — The First Modern Synthetic Blue Pigment
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Making Cobalt Blue (Thénard's Blue) — The First Modern Synthetic Blue Pigment

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Zinc White Pigment — The Non-Toxic Replacement for Lead White

Making Zinc White Pigment — The Non-Toxic Replacement for Lead White

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Sap Green from Buckthorn Berries — The Medieval Manuscript Painter's Green

Making Sap Green from Buckthorn Berries — The Medieval Manuscript Painter's Green

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Copper Resinate Green — The Transparent Glaze of Medieval and Renaissance Painters

Making Copper Resinate Green — The Transparent Glaze of Medieval and Renaissance Painters

by CharlieDE

ART

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Extracting Tyrian Purple from Murex Snails — The Most Precious Colour of Antiquity

Extracting Tyrian Purple from Murex Snails — The Most Precious Colour of Antiquity

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Indigo Pigment for Painting — Extracting the Blue Pigment Cake from Indigo Plant

Making Indigo Pigment for Painting — Extracting the Blue Pigment Cake from Indigo Plant

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Bistre Ink from Wood Soot — The Warm Brown Drawing Ink of Old Masters

Making Bistre Ink from Wood Soot — The Warm Brown Drawing Ink of Old Masters

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Woad Blue Pigment — Europe's Ancient Blue Before Indigo

Making Woad Blue Pigment — Europe's Ancient Blue Before Indigo

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Madder Lake Pigment — Precipitating Red Pigment from the Dyer's Root

Making Madder Lake Pigment — Precipitating Red Pigment from the Dyer's Root

by CharlieDE

ART

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Synthesising Vermillion from Mercury and Sulfur — The King of Red Pigments
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Synthesising Vermillion from Mercury and Sulfur — The King of Red Pigments

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Realgar Orange Pigment — The Arsenic Companion to Orpiment
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Making Realgar Orange Pigment — The Arsenic Companion to Orpiment

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Red Lead (Minium) — The Pigment That Named the Art of Miniature Painting
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Making Red Lead (Minium) — The Pigment That Named the Art of Miniature Painting

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Sepia Ink from Cuttlefish — The Natural Brown Ink of Mediterranean Artists

Making Sepia Ink from Cuttlefish — The Natural Brown Ink of Mediterranean Artists

by CharlieDE

ART

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Making Red Ochre Tattoo Paint — Iron Oxide Body Pigment of Ancient Cultures

Making Red Ochre Tattoo Paint — Iron Oxide Body Pigment of Ancient Cultures

by CharlieDE

Body Art

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Making Black Tattoo Ink from Wood Soot — The Oldest Body Pigment in Human History

Making Black Tattoo Ink from Wood Soot — The Oldest Body Pigment in Human History

by CharlieDE

Body Art

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