Orange For Instance Which Is Naturally An Orange Pigment And Not
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ON COLOURS AND PIGMENTS GENERALLY.
composed of red and yellow, is superior to many mixtures of those
colours in a chemical sense, and to all such mixtures in an artistic
sense. At the same time, it is quite possible for the artist to multiply
his pigments unnecessarily. Colours are sometimes brought out under new
names which have no claim to be regarded as new colours, being, indeed,
mere mixtures. Compound pigments like these may most frequently be
dispensed with, in favour of hues and tints composed extemporaneously of
original colours upon the palette.
It may be inferred from the foregoing that, between the modes of
employing as few pigments as possible, and of having as many as there
are hues and shades of colour, a middle course is the best. But,