This section is from the book "Spons' Mechanics' Own Book: A Manual For Handicraftsmen And Amateurs", by Edward Spon. Also available from Amazon: Spons' Mechanics' Own Book.
Coloured lead paints are produced by adding a suitable pigment to a white-lead paint until the required tint is obtained. A few of the most common tints produced by mixing 2 or more colours may be mentioned. The colours used are generally divided into classes. The following list shows the pigments added to white-lead paint to produce compound colours. The same pigments, except those containing lead, may be used with a zinc-white basis for coloured zinc paint: -
Common. | Stone colour .. | Burnt umber. | |
Haw umber. | |||
Yellow ochre. | |||
Raw umber and lampblack. Yellow ochre and lampblack. | For darker shades. | ||
Drabs | Burnt umber. Burnt umber and yellow ochre for a warm tint. | ||
Buffs .. .. | Yellow ochre. Yellow ochre and Venetian red. | ||
Lampblack. Indian red - indigo - for a warm shade. | |||
Burnt sienna, indigo. Lake, Prussian blue (or indigo) and yellow ochre. |
Superior. | Yellows .. | Chrome yellow. |
Green... | Prussian blue, chrome yellow. | |
Indigo, burnt sienna (or raw umber). | ||
Prussian blue, raw umber. | ||
Avoid arsenical greens. | ||
Salmon...... | Venetian red. | |
Vermilion. | ||
Fawn......... | Stone ochre and vermilion | |
Delicate. | Sky-blue .. .. | Prussian blue. |
Pea-green........ | Brunswick green. | |
French green. | ||
Prussian blue, chrome yellow. |
 
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