I have recently begun experimenting with using paprika as a pigment. I have mixed it with oil and found the color to be suitable for painting the "skin of genius." Dali once said that he would give his left hand to spend 1 hour watching Vermeer of Delft paint and thus he could find out the secret and magic formula that made vermeer the great genius he was. I would not trade a hand to watch vermeer--I would, however, trade a finger. If I could watch dali watching vermeer that would be worth my left hand. I am convinced that the secret ingredient of vermeer was paprika. I have thus begun my inquiry into the use of paprika (smoked) as the replacement of burt sienna on the palette of Gardega. I will render flesh tones with it very soon to prove my great theory holds oil.
I will upload images later on as I am busy in my lab...
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