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organic pigment

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Categoryorganic pigment
Alternative termsorganic pigments
SourceArt & Architecture Thesaurus

Overview

Refers to pigment derived from vegetable or animal sources, rather than from earth or mineral sources. Examples of sources of organic pigments include cow urine, leaves of plants, and calcined bones.