white lead, cinnabar

Recipe Details

Ingredients

white lead, cinnabar

Preparation Steps

Take three parts white lead and one part cinnabar. Mix with vigorous grinding. Adding more cinnabar increases the redness until it returns to its original state.

Original Recipe Text

Take three parts white lead and one part cinnabar. Mix with vigorous grinding. Adding more cinnabar increases the redness until it returns to its original state.

Remarks

This recipe details how to create a rose-colored pigment by mixing white lead and cinnabar, with the ability to adjust the redness by varying the amount of cinnabar.

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pigment
ColorPink
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