Paint
Paint has responded to a changing world since its earliest beginnings and now plays a crucial role in protection as well as decoration. This documentary uses archive footage to illustrate the evolution of paint's fabrication and u...
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"Did you know that a new car can be completely painted in four hours? Well, that's nowadays. This documentary takes us back 30,000 years ago to cave paintings, then the early Mesopotamians used bitumen and other pigments before the Egyptians covered their walls with stories and images. They were also first to use clay pots and various soft desert stones that they could grind down and mix with water for a beautiful array of colours to paint onto dry plaster. It's not long before people can paint onto wet plaster - frescoes used beeswax (fresh from use on their war galleys!). 1,000 year..."
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Paint has responded to a changing world since its earliest beginnings and now plays a crucial role in protection as well as decoration. This documentary uses archive footage to illustrate the evolution of paint's fabrication and u...