Verdigris

Name: Olivia Clemens, Lila Goldenberg, Teresa Soley
Date and Time:
2016.2.8,12:30pm
Location: Lab (260 Chandler)
Subject: Verdigris pigment experiment

Materials:

5% and 10% acetic acid solution group
5% acetic acid solution -- this was verdigris already existing in lab, resulted from longer cultivation with more copper
10% acetic acid solution -- removed from copper plates suspended over acetic acid solution for 2 weeks
Equipment: scraping knives, paper towels, stand oil, cold-pressed oil, turpentine, brushes, glass plate
Sources of ingredients: lab
Temperatures: NA


5% acetic acid verdigris from lab:
Crushed particles
Added stand oil
Mixed and mulled
Painted onto gesso


10% acetic acid verdigris from mason jars stored at home:
Scraped verdigris from copper plates into plastic containers with dull knives
Divided 10% verdigris into two even piles
Mixed ½ of verdigris with stand oil and ½ with cold pressed oil
Painted each grouping onto gesso panels

Cleaning:

Cleaned glass plate with oil & paper towel first, then acetone
Cleaned brushes twice with oil, then with turpentine, then soap and water
Discarded paper towels, gloves, and plastic containers used for verdigris into hazardous waste bin
Discarded plastic containers used for oil

Images:

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