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almost 40,000 years ago 
humans used combination of soil, animal fat, burnt charcoal, + chalk
to create a very basic palette:
red, yellow, brown, black & white
humans used combination of soil, animal fat, burnt charcoal, + chalk
to create a very basic palette: red, yellow, brown, black & white
Blue 
the color blue was introduced almost 6,000 years ago in comparison
did you know that it’s actually rare in nature + one of the reasons painters portrayed Virgin Mary in blue in paintings (because it depicted luxury)
the color blue was introduced almost 6,000 years ago in comparison
did you know that it’s actually rare in nature + one of the reasons painters portrayed Virgin Mary in blue in paintings (because it depicted luxury)
Purple 
use of word dates back to late 900s AD, from Greek porphura
described Phoenicians’ “Tyrian purple” that came from a sea snail (Bolinus brandaris)
exceedingly rare, worth its weight in gold + became the color of kings, royals + nobles
use of word dates back to late 900s AD, from Greek porphura
described Phoenicians’ “Tyrian purple” that came from a sea snail (Bolinus brandaris)
exceedingly rare, worth its weight in gold + became the color of kings, royals + nobles
