pigment

Example Sentences

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Hints of pink eye shadow, dark eyeliner, red pigmented eyebrows and crimson lipstick complete the transformation — the next “national treasure” has taken the stage.

From Los Angeles Times

We see the folds best in raking light—directed at the painting from an acute angle—and the fleshy effect was created by the painter zigzagging the wax pigment across her neck in layers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Because the color comes from structure rather than pigment, it remains stable and resists fading over long periods of time.

From Science Daily

In the 1950s and 1960s, some indigenous artists began painting ritual designs on bark, instead of cave walls, using traditional earth pigments.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crucially, the artist did more than simply spray pigment around a hand pressed to the wall, the researchers say.

From BBC