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The 70 pages that link to Pigment, each with the reason it gives.

• FrescoNarrower topic: Fresco depends on pigments compatible with the alkaline, wet-plaster surface.

• ChromophoreNarrower topic: A pigment may contain one or more chromophores but describes the colored substance more broadly.

• Crystal polymorphismNarrower topic: Polymorphism can alter a pigment's shade, opacity, and durability.

• Cave paintingNarrower topic: Mineral and charcoal pigments supplied the colors used in cave paintings.

• ImpastoNarrower topic: Impasto is made from paint whose pigment is carried in a thick medium.

• OchreNarrower topic: Ochre is a mineral pigment whose color comes from iron compounds.

• ChromatophoreNarrower topic: Pigments are one component of chromatophore coloration, but reflective cells can create color without them.

• Glazing (painting technique)Narrower topic: Pigment properties determine how much light a glaze transmits or absorbs.

• GouacheNarrower topic: Pigment particles supply gouache’s color and contribute to its covering power.

• Manuscript illuminationNarrower topic: Pigment choice determined an illumination's hues, availability, and expense.

• Watercolor paintingNarrower topic: Pigment particles provide watercolor’s color and determine properties such as staining and granulation.

• Oil paintNarrower topic: Pigment supplies oil paint’s color while the oil binds its particles into a film.

• UltramarineNarrower topic: Ultramarine is a pigment, not a dye dissolved into its medium.

• A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteNarrower topic: The painting’s physical pigments remain distinct even when the eye blends their colors.

• European paintingNarrower topic: Available pigments shaped the palettes, costs, and technical choices of European painters.

• Saharan rock artNarrower topic: Mineral and other pigments supplied the color of painted Saharan images.

• Animal colorationNarrower topic: Pigments create coloration through selective absorption, unlike purely structural effects.

• Chrome yellowNarrower topic: Chrome yellow is a pigment rather than a soluble dye.

• Monumental paintingNarrower topic: Pigment choice affects the visibility and durability of paintings exposed to large spaces and changing light.

• Copper(II) carbonateNarrower topic: Malachite and azurite have been used as mineral pigments.

• LazuriteNarrower topic: Lazurite became valuable when processed into a durable blue pigment.

• OrpimentNarrower topic: Orpiment is a mineral pigment whose historical value came from its strong color.

• PhotocopierNarrower topic: Pigments provide the visible color in copier toner.

• Paris greenNarrower topic: Paris green produces color as a particulate pigment in paints and other materials.

• Earth pigmentNarrower topic: Earth pigments are a natural mineral subset of pigments.

• Lead(II) chromateNarrower topic: Its defining historical use was as a strongly colored pigment.

• Paint color matchingNarrower topic: Pigment properties determine how tint additions change color, opacity, and appearance.

• SiennaNarrower topic: Sienna is a mineral pigment whose color comes from its composition and light absorption.

• History of paintingNarrower topic: Changes in available pigments altered painters’ palettes across history.

• Lead(II,IV) oxideNarrower topic: Minium’s intense red-orange color made the compound useful as a pigment.