NATURE TO NATURAL: A STUDY Of NATURAL PIGMRNTS

Abstract

The major focus of my research is on natural pigments. The History of Natural Pigments is subject of my research. I tried my best to go back in the history to find the sources and uses of natural pigments. I reached to the point that it has been used in the Stone Age. Lots of symbols and models are formed in the caves. As we know Cave Art has its place in the history of paintings. The early sources for natural pigments were stones, mud, blood, bones, flowers and leaves of trees and charcoal etc. With the passage of time, man has searched and formed natural pigments in multiple things. This thing may be organic or inorganic. In the Stone Age, natural pigments were used as symbols. Drawing and painting have been part of human nature. In the some way, natural colors have been used for fabrics and stencils. After this, gradually man made his life and culture colorful with colors. There in the part, man had applied colors on human body as on the walls. After a thorough study of the history of natural pigments, I thought why not I utilize natural pigments even today, when readymade colors are easily available to revive the historic works of the great painters of the past. As for as was possible for me, I made natural pigments myself and used them in my paintings. These natural pigments have been prepared from sand stone, lime stone and other natural sources to use in my paintings.