Sunday, June 20, 2010

How many of you know what "bistre" is?

It's a dark grey-brown color. I want to use it to describe my character's hair color but I'm not sure if enough people know what it is.



How many of you know what "bistre" is?

Bistre (or bister) is both a shade of gray and a shade of brown made from soot, and the general name for a color resembling the pigment. Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.



Beechwood was commonly burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many of the "Old Masters" used bistre as the ink for their drawings. Instead of this, some used the strokes of a pen, some Indian ink, others a black stone, etc



How many of you know what "bistre" is?

you are probably right, you should provide a description or a comparison with it!



How many of you know what "bistre" is?

I know, but only art students would. Maybe sepia would be a better word - grey-sepia? At least people would understand that sepia is brown!



How many of you know what "bistre" is?

never heard of it.



you can provide the colorcode so that peopel have an idea where to look for : #3D2B1F



How many of you know what "bistre" is?

me i do

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