Colors of Ancient Egypt
Color (Ancient Egyptian name 'iwen') was considered an integral
part of an item's or person's nature in Ancient Egypt, and the term
could interchangeably mean color, appearance, character, being, or
nature. Items with similar color were believed to have similar
properties. Colors were often paired: silver and gold were
considered complementary colors (i.e. they formed a duality of
opposites just like the sun and moon). Red complemented white
(think of the double crown Ancient Egypt), and green and black
represented different aspects of the process of regeneration.
Where a procession of figures is depicted, the skin tones alternate
between light and dark ochre.Purity of colour was important to
Ancient Egyptians and the artist would usually complete everything
in one color before moving on to the next. Paintings would be
finished off with fine brushwork to outline the work and add limited
interior detail.The degree to which Ancient Egyptian artists and
craftsmen mixed colors varies according to dynasty. But even at its
most creative, color mixing was not widely spread. Unlike today's
pigments which give consistent results, several of those available to
Ancient Egyptian artists could react chemically with each other, for
example lead white when mixed with orpiment (yellow) actually
produces black.
ancient eski
consider düşünmek
integral bütün,gerekli
item öğe,parça
term terim,koşul
interchangeable birbiriyle
değiştirilebilir
mean anlamına gelmek
appearance görünüş
believe inanmak
property özellik
pair eş,eşleştirmek
silver gümüş
gold altın
complementary tamamlayıcı
form şekil,şekillendirmek
duality ikilik
complement tamamlamak
crown taç
represent temsil etmek
process işlem
regeneration yenilenme
procession kafile,alay
figure şekil,rakam
depict anlatmak
skin cilt,deri
tone ton
alternate degiştirmek
ochre toprak boya
purity saflık
usually genellikle
complete tamamlamak
move on devam etmek
finish off bitirmek
fine hoş,ceza
outline taslak
interior iç
craftsman usta
vary değişmek
according to -e göre
dynasty hanedanlık
even bile,düz,pürüzsüz
creative yaratıcı
widely yaygın olarak
spread yaygın,yayılmak
unlike aksine
consistent tutarlı
result sonuç
several birkaç
available to ulaşılabilir
react tepki göstermek
each other birbirlerine
lead kurşun,başkanlık
etmek
mixed karışık
actually aslında
produce üretmek