Joe Miller Signature Natural Pigment Colors   Joe Miller Signature Series Natural Pigment Watercolors:  Since time began, artists have beautified their world and expressed their thoughts by painting. Commonly, all paints have always consisted of a pigment or color ground up and mixed with some sort of liquid. Cavemen dug pigments from the earth – dirt, clay, charcoal, flower petals and vegetable dyes mixed with saliva or animal fat to paint on the walls of caves. Later it was discovered that colors that came from oxides, deposits and minerals of the earth were more permanent and would not fade over time. Throughout the Renaissance, mineral pigments continued to be used by painters. Over the years artists have traveled far and wide in search of rare natural pigments to create beautiful works of art. Today, synthesized pigments are used extensively in the manufacturing of artistic grade paints. Joe Miller Signature Watercolors are a return to the beauty that only natural pigments can provide. 15 ml. tubes.

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(Out of Stock)		JMS5415-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Blue Bice, 15 ml Blue Bice is another natural color used in the 17th and 18th centuries and is a pale, bluish green prepared from grinding down the native carbonate of copper and adding yellow orpiment. 15 ml tube.		Sale Price:  $19.09 CJAS Reg:  $21.19 List Price:  $34.65 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
(Out of Stock)		JMS5515-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Blue Verditer, 15 ml Verditer was used in watercolors during the 17th and 18th centuries and is made by treating copper nitrate with calcium carbonate and is a pale sky blue color. 15 ml tube.		Sale Price:  $21.79 CJAS Reg:  $24.09 List Price:  $40.15 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
(Out of Stock)		JMS5615-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Han Purple, 15 ml Developed in China 2,000 years ago, Han Purple, also called Chinese Purple, is a unique combination of barium and copper silicate pigments. 15 ml tube.		Sale Price:  $27.09 CJAS Reg:  $29.99 List Price:  $49.98 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
(Out of Stock)		JMS5815-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Pink Color, 15 ml Pink Color was introduced about the late 1700’s and is a variant of Potter’s Pink. It is a lightfast, moderately staining, earth red pigment and was a favorite of Fresco painters as a skin-tone color. 15 ml tube.		Sale Price:  $20.39 CJAS Reg:  $22.59 List Price:  $37.65 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS7715-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Arizona Red, 15 ml. Arizona Red is a muted brown-red, or natural earthy red.		Sale Price:  $11.49 CJAS Reg:  $12.79 List Price:  $21.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS8515-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Brown Ochre Goethite, 15 ml Brown Ochre or Goethite is reminscient of the old fishing boats –Their “Red Sails in the Sunset”. It was boiled along with tree bark and painted on sails to use as a preservative/protectant from damaging salt water.		Sale Price:  $11.49 CJAS Reg:  $12.79 List Price:  $21.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS5915-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Egyptian Blue Genuine, 15 ml One of the oldest man-made colors commonly found of wall paintings in Egypt, Mesopotamia and Rome. Ancient Egyptians called this pure blue, Wedjet, the same word used for, eye, as in the Eye of Ra.		Sale Price:  $31.59 CJAS Reg:  $34.99 List Price:  $58.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS7815-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Hematite Burnt Scarlet, 15 ml.Hematite Burnt Scarlet is a color rich in origin.		Sale Price:  $14.99 CJAS Reg:  $16.59 List Price:  $27.65 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS7915-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Hematite Violet, 15 ml. A beautiful deep red-violet, similar to caput mortum		Sale Price:  $14.99 CJAS Reg:  $16.59 List Price:  $27.65 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS8015-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Lapis Lazuli, 15 ml. Lapis Lazuli, “Cleopatra’s color”, was a gemstone prized by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt.		Sale Price:  $15.99 CJAS Reg:  $17.69 List Price:  $29.48 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS8115-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Magnetite Genuine, 15 ml. Magnetite Genuine is Black as the ace of spades when applied pure.		Sale Price:  $11.49 CJAS Reg:  $12.79 List Price:  $21.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS6115-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Malachite, Natural 15 ml Malachite Green is a clear, rich emerald green that was used to dye materials like leather, silk and paper in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. I imagine anyone painting Oz’s Emerald City will absolutely love this color.		Sale Price:  $19.09 CJAS Reg:  $21.19 List Price:  $35.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS5315-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Mummy, 15 ml Until the 18th Century, this color was produced through the process of grinding mummies for asphaltum to produce a tarry brown pigment. Though not made of mummies, this reproduction closely mimics the original mummy pigment		Sale Price:  $14.99 CJAS Reg:  $16.59 List Price:  $27.65 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS5715-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, Vivianite, 15 ml An extremely dark blue color, with reddish tint. Vivianite has been identified in medieval paintings in Germany and in English medieval polychromy in building facades.		Sale Price:  $15.99 CJAS Reg:  $17.69 List Price:  $29.48 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS6715-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolor, WC Azurite Geniune, 15 ml When laid down, this blue pigment settles into areas of green-gray and rich blue. Azurite produces a striking color combination of deep blue and bright green that is strongly indicative of the presence of copper.		Sale Price:  $31.59 CJAS Reg:  $34.99 List Price:  $58.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS8215-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolors, Natural Gold Ochre, 15 ml. Natural Gold Ochre is made from naturally occuring minerals really looks earthy gold!		Sale Price:  $11.49 CJAS Reg:  $12.79 List Price:  $21.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
In Stock		JMS8315-15 - Joe Miller's Signature Series American Journey Watercolors, Olive Oxide, 15 ml. Olive Oxide is made from natural iron.		Sale Price:  $11.49 CJAS Reg:  $12.79 List Price:  $21.32 (sale ends 05/01/2009)
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Performance Pigments and Colors

Performance Pigments and Colors

Ferro Performance Pigments and Colors (PPC) develops, produces, and markets color stains, special glasses, glazes, decoration colors, precious metal preparations, and special coating materials for the ceramic industry, as well as pigments for the paint and plastic industries. We are continuously testing new concepts and bringing new products to market, and the strength of our product portfolio lies in its combination of time-tested products and cutting-edge innovations. With a rich heritage of expertise to draw from, we work in partnership with our customers to find creative solutions to their problems and needs, and work to meet the challenges of changing economic conditions, evolving markets, and increasingly complex legislation. Also, it is our mutual desire to protect the environment and as a result, we are always ready with the most creative and ambitious new products to meet our customers' needs. Performance Pigments and Colors includes three business units: Dinnerware Systems Ferro Dinnerware Systems offers decoration colors and auxillaries, precious metal preparations, brilliant dispersible glaze stains (InstantColorâ ), body stains, inclusions pigments, frits, and glazes for the dinnerware and art ceramic industries. Industrial Specialties Industrial Specialties markets frits, glazes, special glasses, and stains for the roof tile industry, sanitary ware industry, stove tile producers, and for the industrial ceramics industry. The products are used for functional applications as well as for coloring purposes. Pigment Systems Pigment Systems markets inorganic color pigments for the paint, plastic, and concrete industry. Ferro's pigments (also recognized under the brand names GEODEâ, Cool Colorsâ, and Eclipseâ) help to color the material world. Our pigments are incorporated into a variety of industrial coatings and plastics. Typical end uses for Ferro pigments include coil coatings, powder coatings, transportation finishes, vinyl siding and windows, automotive interiors, food packaging, toys, artists' colors, concrete and stone, and lawn and garden equipment.

The Theory of Pigment Colors

For practical purposes, colors are grouped in various classifications which may be better understood by reference to a diagram. The three Primary colors are red, yellow and blue in their strongest tones. No mixture of other colors will produce any one of these three.

The nearest objects in nature approximating these three colors are the red of the geranium flower, the yellow of the lemon skin and the blue of a sunny southern sky. In pigments, these are known as vermillion, chrome yellow and cobalt blue, although other names are sometimes used for chemical combinations for custom picture frames that are close to these.

If any two of these pigments are combined, they produce what are known as the secondary colors. These are orange, purple, and green and are produced respectively by the combination of red and yellow, red and blue, yellow and blue.

In addition to the primaries and secondaries, there are colors known as tertiaries, which are formed by the combination of primaries and secondaries. It is impossible to indicate the tertiaries in a diagram; therefore the list is given below.

• Red (primary) combined with purple (secondary) makes mulberry (tertiary) 
• Red combined with orange makes russet 
• Blue combined with purple makes plum 
• Blue combined with green makes slate 
• Yellow combined with green makes citron 
• Yellow combined with orange makes flame

The tertiary colors have names that are already indefinite and often convey different ideas to different persons, particularly when it comes to interior design elements such as pediment entry. Therefore, it is inappropriate to continue to give definite names to the infinite number of color variations that may be formed by varying qualities of colors used in different mixtures. The term complex color is often applied to all color combinations beyond the tertiary group.

In addition to mixing the colors above mentioned with each other, they may be also mixed with white or black pigments and the more these either is added, the lighter or darker the original colors become and the closer they become to pure white or black.

The colors produced are known as neutral colors. Neutral colors may be produced by combining any of the primaries, secondaries, tertiaries of complex colors with white or black, or both white and black. If white is added, the colors become tints. If black is added, the colors become shades. All tints and shades are neutral colors. These are not scientific but popular terms.

A color therefore that is complementary to another color must contain the primary color or colors that are not contained in the first. The complement of red must contain the other two primaries, yellow and blue. Yellow and blue make green.

Green is, therefore, the complement of red. The reverse is true and one may state that red is the complement of green. By the same reasoning, orange with blue are complementary and purple with yellow. Complementary colors are those of greatest contrast and when in a decorative treatment, the law of contrast is to be considered in connection with the color selection, the diagram given herewith may be used to advantage.

Colors of strong contrasts accentuate each other when used in close proximity. In considering the effect of color, one must also take into consideration the surface upon which the color is to be applied: will it be ornamental pediment or bar rail molding? Will the color be seen at a short distance from the eye or far away?

Objects that are but two or three feet from the onlooker sometimes change their apparent tone when seen at a distance of ten to twenty feet. If a small sample of paint is placed on a strip of wood and held in the hand, the same paint will have a very different effect when placed in a large area on the wall, especially if the wall is rough or if the final coat of paint is stippled or given a rough finish.

Allison Ryan is a freelance marketing writer specializing in interior design, architecture, and home improvement. For the best in the hardwood moulding industry from bar rail molding to pediment entry, please visit http://www.ferche.com/ Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Allison_Ryan