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38,000 BCE
the start of the medium
people used to use soot and earth substances such as, mud and animal fat. -
Oil the new paint
Between the 1600s to the 1800s house paint was oil or water based. -
Grinding pigments for color
Grinding pigment for paint finally started in the 1700s , which many only used for a white-lead powder. -
Steamy colors
By the 1800's steam powered most paint mills. also by this time white was made by non-toxic dioxide a less poisonous product then lead. -
Scientific change
The brains that started our alcohol and acid based paint was Benjamin Moore by the mid 20th century scientists started adding alcohol and acid to the paint. -
Comeback of the 1800s
Now the non toxic dioxide is making a comeback not because it was a better paint and it worked better, but because it is Eco-friendly and artists want to help the world.
