Orpiment + yellow dye + gypsum

Ingredients

orpiment, yellow dye, gypsum

Preparation Steps

Original Recipe Text

The Lahijan painter prepared a pale yellow by combining orpiment with an organic yellow dye and gypsum (p. 267).

Evidence

"In fact, the Lahijan painters, by combining orpiment with yellow dye and gypsum, has prepared this type of pale yellow and used it to paint clothes, robes, underlays and flags."

Remarks

The amount of yellow used in Lahijan is similar to Shiraz paintings, but the tone is different. The addition of gypsum to the orpiment and yellow dye mixture allowed for the specific pale tonality desired (p. 267).