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Thanks for this! I've been painting a bunch of ancients miniatures lately and feeling a bit sheepish about using some blue. Good to know some additional backgro

Thanks for this! I've been painting a bunch of ancients miniatures lately and feeling a bit sheepish about using some blue. Good to know some additional background.

AlotOfReading 2y ago
Egyptians in particular went bonkers for blue. Everything and anything they could make out of faïence tended to use shockingly bright blue hues to mimic Lapis, much as modern products come in gold to appear "premium".
- FredPret 2y ago
  Blue does make a nice contrast to sand and sandstone
  - sdenton4 2y ago
    Teal and orange, old school.