ART

Pigments are used widely within art, they can be used in their raw powdered form or used as a pre made paint. Artists like to explore with their paints by varying the binders they use, the pigments they use, and/or the solvents. This allows them to vary the thickness and the texture of the paint and thus giving different effects to the artwork. Many paints are already made such as water colours, oil paints and poster paints. These are only made using the same three ingredients of a binder, pigment and solvent. Pigments are not only used in paints - they are also used in chalks and pastels.