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Lorna Scobie shows you how to experiment
With 16 pages of blank drawing space included
in any style and can be done anywhere
Our homes are ideally placed to support and promote this philosophy
Its very name has entered everyday usage as a synonym for bizarre
Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Colour World of Art Lorna Scobie shows you howDid you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic colour; or that the noblest purple comes from a predatory sea snail? Throughout history, artists pigments have been made from deadly metals, poisonous minerals, urine, cow dung, and even crushed insects. From grinding down beetles and burning animal bones to alchemy and serendipity, Chromatopia reveals the origin stories of over 50 of historys most extraordinary pigments. Spanning the ancient