The basic colours used were the earth pigments: red ochre, yellow ochre, green earth, and white from chalk or the like.
If I want a green earth, I'm much more inclined to make that from a manganese blue and black and cadmium yellow with a touch of red, which creates a color that is its equivalent but, for me, livelier.
Definition of green earth in US English:
green earth
noun
another term for terre verte
Example sentencesExamples
If I want a green earth, I'm much more inclined to make that from a manganese blue and black and cadmium yellow with a touch of red, which creates a color that is its equivalent but, for me, livelier.
The basic colours used were the earth pigments: red ochre, yellow ochre, green earth, and white from chalk or the like.