Field's Chromatography / or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists

A systematic, practical treatise on colour and pigments for artists that combines theoretical discussion with chemical and studio guidance. It explains principles of colouring and harmonies; classifies pigments and evaluates their durability, transparency, opacity, and working qualities; and surveys individual pigments — neutrals, primaries, secondaries, tertiaries, and semi-neutrals — with notes on hue, mixing, glazing, scumbling, and appropriate vehicles. Emphasis falls on selecting and combining pigments to achieve truth of hue, depth, and permanence, and on balancing aesthetic effects with chemical stability and handling properties.