Saturday, 8 May 2021

Before Pantone, there was a 19th Century Colour Dictionary for Nature's Poetry

quote [ “Streak from the eye of the kingfisher” for a buff orange. “Flower of deadly nightshade” for a brownish purple red. “Decayed leaves of none-so-pretty” for cochineal red. “Beauty spot on wing of Mallard Drake” for a Prussian blue. These were the poetic descriptions inspired by nature to describe colour in a book used by Charles Darwin himself, to catalogue unknown creatures in a strange new world. ]

Life is on them Pantones
[SFW] [art] [+2 Interesting]
[by ScoobySnacks@5:02amGMT]

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