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Colors of Ancient Egypt

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Modern Alternatives for Ancient Egypt Colors

Colors which need no replacement:

  • Ivory and Lamp Black
  • Indigo
  • Red and Yellow Ochres
  • Turquoise

Suggested replacements

  • Chalk White – Titanium White
  • Lead White – Flake White, but you can tint some Titanium White slightly with yellow.
  • Egyptian Blue light tone – Cobalt Turquoise
  • Egyptian Blue dark – Ultramarine
  • Azurite – Ultramarine
  • Lapis Lazuli – Ultramarine
  • Malachite – Permanent Green or Phthalo Green
  • Verdigris – Emerald Green
  • Chrysocolla – Light Cobalt Green
  • Orpiment – Cadmium Yellow
  • Lead Antimonite – Naples Yellow
  • Realgar – Bright-Red or Orange-Red
  • Gold – use a metallic gold paint, preferably with a reddish hue (or underpaint with red)
  • Red Lead – Vermilion Hue
  • Madder Lake – Alizarin Crimson
  • Kermes Lake – Permanent Crimson

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