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| Subject: | Re: Pigment Size - Why is this important |  |
| Date: | Dec 13, 2004 |
| From: | Kevin Johnson | |
| Dry pigments are actually crystalline, and depending on the pigment, of differing sizes and shapes. Carbon crystals for example, come naturally in three types, relatively spherical soot particles , flat graphite, and tetrahedral diamond. I'm not a chemist (but I am an artist, and have some interest in the composition of my materials), but I imagine the smaller the size of pigment particle (soot or alizarin crimson, for example) the better it 'sticks' to a surface. With larger aggregate crystal sizes (earth pigments and 'mineral colours') one needs to grind these down to a smaller consistent size to be of better use. |
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 | Weathering Pigments/Powders FAQ - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Weathering Pigments/Powders - Brands - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Pigment Size - Why is this important - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Pigment Size - Why is this important - Kevin Johnson - Dec 13, 2004 |
| . . . Re: What are pigments made from? - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: What are pigments made from? - Kevin Johnson - Dec 13, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Spraying pigments - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . Re: General techniques - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: General techniques - Dirk Lehaen - Dec 12, 2004 |
| . . . Re: Blue and green colours - Paul A. Owen - Dec 11, 2004 |
| . . . . . . Re: Blue and green colours [IMG] - Alasdair Johnston - Dec 12, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Blue and green colours - Paul A. Owen - Dec 12, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Blue and green colours [IMG] - Alasdair Johnston - Dec 13, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Blue and green colours - Paul A. Owen - Dec 13, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Blue and green colours - Andy Herbert - Dec 13, 2004 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Blue and green colours [IMG] - Alasdair Johnston - Dec 14, 2004 |
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