Sunday, March 2, 2008

Oodles of research!

Well well well, look at what we have here! All of the following websites are resources for Lead Paint Poisoning, Pigments, Egg Tempera, and Oil Painting.

http://www.renaissanceconnection.org/lesson_art_oil.html
Describes how egg tempera became obsolete as oil grew in popularity during the Renaissance.

http://www.eggtempera.com/history.html
Gives some basic information about egg tempera's history.

http://education.sdsc.edu/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=43
Great resource that describes the process of creating paint. Very descriptive and easy to understand!

http://www.weitzlux.com/leadpaintlawyer/lawsuit/poision/truefalsequestions_4657.html
This website is a lawyer site that gives information on lead paint.

http://www.lockport-ny.com/Allegheny/lead.htm
Supplied information on lead paint in general. What exactly it produces in terms of pigments and health hazards.

http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/5054.html
Provided a lot of information about the effects of lead poisoning, what to do about it, how to prevent it. That sort of thing.

http://www.epa.gov/lead/
This is the EPA website which gave a very good overview of lead poisoning. Had statistics as well.

http://www.sewanee.edu/Chem/Chem&Art/Detail_Pages/Pigments/Chromium_Oxide
Had information on egg tempera and other art techniques as well including oils and watercolors.

http://char.txa.cornell.edu/media/painting/oilpaint/oilpaint.htm
Gave info about oil history and some of its characteristics.

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