Definition of "pigments" [pigments]

• Plural form of pigment. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pigment. (verb)

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• "Mixing pigments is subtractive color - you start with a white reflective surface and add things which absorb some of the light (subtract it), changing what is reflected, in order to make color."
• "The traditional lacquerware of Uruapan never really impressed me until I watched the transformation of a batea (shallow wooden bowl) into a work of art as the maestra explained each step of an arduous and delicate process, selecting the right low-resin wood, grinding pigments from the depths of the earth, mixing it with chia oil, and adding the final and most important ingredient: aje."
• "Painting manuals recommended varnishing certain pigments to slow deterioration."