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2 stories tagged watercolor, newest first.

Screenshot of openculture.com: 900-Page Pre-Pantone Guide to Color from 1692 (With Complete High-Res Scan)

900-Page Pre-Pantone Guide to Color from 1692 (With Complete High-Res Scan)(openculture.com)

255 points by mdp2021 14 days ago | 44 comments

Open Culture article about a 900-page hand-painted color guide from 1692, a precursor to Pantone, with a link to a complete high-resolution digital scan.

color-theory pantone history-of-art watercolor

Screenshot of openculture.com: In 1886, the US commissioned watercolor paintings of every known fruit (2019)

In 1886, the US commissioned watercolor paintings of every known fruit (2019)(openculture.com)

569 points by perihelions 3 years ago | 139 comments

Open Culture article about the USDA's 1886-era commissioned collection of 7,500 watercolor paintings of fruit, now downloadable in high resolution.

usda-pomological-watercolor-collection watercolor botanical-illustration public-domain