red ocher
Rusty cave paint
Red ocher is a natural pigment ranging from rusty orange to deep brownish-red, made from iron-rich clay.
One of humanity's oldest coloring materials, it has been used for cave paintings, body decoration, and pottery glazes for tens of thousands of years.
The pigment remains valued for its earthy warmth and permanence.
Also spelled red ochre.
- body paintPigment worn directly on skin
- war paintCeremonial facial markings
- iron oxideFe plus oxygen
- cave artPrehistoric images on stone
- cave paintingPrehistoric art on stone
hematite · fresco painting · burial rites · sacred ground · sienna · vermilion · rock art · Lascaux · petroglyphs · prehistoric tools · umber · mural art · Aboriginal art · oil painting · limonite · ancient pottery · charcoal · mineral deposits
- earth tonesbrown, beige, tan, sienna, raw sienna
red ocherultramarine
Deep blue from lapis
cerulean · cobalt blue · azurite · Prussian blue · viridian
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