lampblack
Collected combustion residue
Lampblack is a fine black pigment made from soot, traditionally collected from oil lamps or burning resinous materials.
It has been used for centuries in inks, paints, and dyes.
The term sometimes extends to any carbon-based black pigment: The artist mixed lampblack with linseed oil.
Carbon from incomplete burning
- inkWriting fluid
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- colorantSubstance that imparts hue
dye · tint · toner · stain · paint · watercolor · tempera · encaustic
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- residueMatter left behind
furnace · factories · manufacturing · pollution · creosote · chimney · flue · byproduct
Unclear dirty mark
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- filthFoul, accumulated matter
- grimyCoated in stubborn dirt
- grubbySoiled and unkempt
dirty · stain · tarnish · ashy · cinder · smear · residue · fireplace
Handwritten or typed originals
- scrollsRolled written records
- inkwellContainer for dipping pens
- quillsHollow defensive animal spikes
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
scriptorium · illuminated · vellum · parchment · papyrus · codex · palimpsest · monks
Marks forming a picture
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- tonalRelating to pitch
gradation · monochrome · rendering · contour · crosshatching · stipple · wash · underpainting
soot
Carbon from incomplete burning
- inkWriting fluid
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
colorant · dye · tint · toner · stain · paint · watercolor · tempera · encaustic · gesso
combustion
Exothermic reaction with oxygen
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
residue · furnace · factories · manufacturing · pollution · creosote · chimney · flue · byproduct · rubber
smudge
Unclear dirty mark
grubby · dirty · stain · tarnish · ashy · cinder · smear · residue · fireplace · hearth
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
calligraphy · scriptorium · illuminated · vellum · parchment · papyrus · codex · palimpsest · monks · antiquity
drawing
Marks forming a picture
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
tonal · gradation · monochrome · rendering · contour · crosshatching · stipple · wash · underpainting · grisaille
- Carboncarbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, graphite, diamond, diamonds
- black thingscoal, soot, tar, onyx, ebony
- historical beautykohl, rouge, carmine, vermilion, white lead
- historical lightingcandles, lamps, lanterns, gaslight, candlelight
- natural pigmentsochre, indigo, carmine, madder, ultramarine
- pigmentsochre, ultramarine, sienna, umber, vermilion
black, lamp, blacken, blackness, blackish, blackened, blackening