Modern Pigment and Artist Reference Sources:

14. Color Index International Pigments and Solvent Dyes,
    The Society of Dyers and colourists, third edition 1998
15. The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques,
    Third edition, by Ralph Mayer; Viking Press 1979
16. The Painter's Handbook,
    Mark David Gottsegen; Watson-Guptill Publications 1993
17. Painting Materials A Short Encyclopaedia,
    by Rutherford J. Gettens and George L. Stout; Dover Publications 1966
18. Pigment Compendium,
    by Nicholas Eastaugh, Valentine Walsh, Tracey Chaplin, Ruth Siddall; Butterworth Heinemann 2004
19. The Artist’s Handbook,
    by Pip Seymour, Arcturus Publishing (September 16, 2003)
20. The Artist's Handbook, Revised Edition,
    Ray Smith; DK Publishing 2003
21. Collins Artist's Colour Manual,
    Simon Jennings; HarperCollins Publishers 2003

Web Resources and Art Suppliers with Excellent Reference Materials:

22. AMIEN,
    a resource for artists dedicated to providing the most comprehensive, up-to-date, accurate, and unbiased factual information about artists' materials
23. Blick Art Materials;
    has done a extremely thorugh job of indicating the pigments used in most of the paints they sell, making the Dick Blick art supply website much more than just a store to purchase paint and art supplies.
    Dick Blick also has the MSDS sheets
    for of most of the products they sell , making the Blick site a valuble resource for toxicity info and the health and safety of artist materials.
24. Coloria.net,
    a large and thorough site on pigments, in Finnish http://www.coloria.net/index.htm
25. The Handprint,com;
    site by Bruce MacEvoy has loads of excellent information on watercolor pigments and Has a excellent color wheel showing where the actual pigments are in color space. Truly an awesome site, the site is directed at watercolors, but is a good general reference for any paints or pigments.
26. Webexhibits.org;
    Great pigment sight that even includes step by step instructions for making you own pigments.
27. The Real Color Wheel;
    by Don Jusko is also a great color site.
28. Studiomara;
    has a fantastic pigment reference database sorted by the marketing paint color name and brand.
29. Health and Safety in the Arts;
    A Searchable Database of Health & Safety Information for Artists
    
30. Household Products Database;
    Health and safety information on household products from the US Department of Health and Human Services
31. Natural Pigments:
    One of the best sources of rare natural and historical pigments and information.
32. Pigments and their Chemical and Artistic Properties; by Julie C. Sparks, is part of The Painted Word Site. Wonderful stuff.
33. Paintmaking.com: By Tony Johansen, Great Paint making site with all types of useful pigment and binder information for the artist.
34. PCImag.com; Paint & Coatings Indusry
        2010 Additives Handbook by Darlene Brezinski, Dr. Joseph V. Koleske, Robert Springate, June 4, 2010;
        A History of Pigment Use in Western Art Part 1;
        A History of Pigment Use in Western Art Part 2
    
35. Dick Blick Artist Supply:
    Full Range of art supplies at discount prices and has pigment info on most paints they sell
36. Kremer Pigmente Europe / Kremer Pigments USA site;
    Has a huge amount of pigments and information.
37. Earth Pigments:
    Specializes in earth pigments.
38. Guerra Paint and Pigments:
    Many rare and out of production Pigments mostly in aqueous dispersions
39. Sinopia:
    Lots of Pigments & info

Health and Safty in the Arts References and Info:

40. Art and Craft Safety Guide (PDF, 250 KB)
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
41. Art Materials Business Guidance
    Consumer Product Safety Commission
42. Art Safety
    Environmental Protection, Health & Safety, California State University at Monterey Bay
43. Artist Safety
    Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health & Science University
44. Environmental Health & Safety in the Arts: A Guide for K-12 Schools, Colleges and Artisans
    U. S. Environment Protection Agency
45. Exposing Ourselves to Art (PDF, 6.83 MB)
    Scott Fields. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 105, Number 3, March 1997
46. Health & Safety Bibliographic Resources and Resource Guides in Art Conservation
    CoOL – Conservation Online, Stanford University Libraries
47. Health and Safety Guides and Publications
    American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work
48. Art Safety
    Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Connecticut College
49. Health and the Arts Program
    The Occupational Health Service Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago
50. Online Health and Safety in the Arts Library
    The Occupational Health Service Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago
51. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
    New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
52. Studio Safety
    Gamblin Artists Colors

*other ASTM specifications used the the labeling of artists materials are:

 

D4236-94(2011) Standard Practice for Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards

D4302-05(2010) Standard Specification for Artists' Oil, Resin-Oil, and Alkyd Paints

D4303-10 Standard Test Methods for Lightfastness of Colorants Used in Artists' Materials

D4838-88(2010) Standard Test Method for Determining the Relative Tinting Strength of Chromatic Paints

D4941-06(2010) Standard Practice for Preparing Drawdowns of Artists' Paste Paints

D5067-05(2010) Standard Specification for Artists' Watercolor Paints

D5098-05a(2010) Standard Specification for Artists' Acrylic Dispersion Paints

D5383-02(2010) Standard Practice for Visual Determination of the Lightfastness of Art Materials by Art Technologists

D5398-97(2010) Standard Practice for Visual Evaluation of the Lightfastness of Art Materials by the User

D5517-07 Standard Test Method for Determining Extractability of Metals from Art Materials
See also WK41263 proposed revision

D5724-06(2010) Standard Specification for Gouache Paints

D6801-07 Standard Test Method for Measuring Maximum Spontaneous Heating Temperature of Art and Other Materials

D6901-06 Standard Specification for Artists' Colored Pencils
See also WK27266 proposed revision

D7354-11 Standard Guide for Artists’ Paint Waste Disposal in Private, Non-Commercial Settings

D7355-10 Standard Guide for Artists' Paint Waste Disposal in Smaller Commercial or Educational Settings

D7733-12 Standard Specification for Acrylic Dispersion Ground

WK28388 New Specification for Traditional Artists Watercolor Paints
WK37409 New Test Method for Measuring Aspiration Potential of Aerosol Products
WK37916 New Specification for Standard Specification for Artists Pastels

 

I hope you you have found the Pigment Database useful info for oil painting and watercolor painting, acrylic painting or indeed any painting medium; I have tried to make this a good resource for the fine arts, that has the important information on toxicity of paint and art materials including the hazards of some craft materials used by decorators, interior designers, illustration and graphic designer;

 

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