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Is there an Artist's Paint Color that is simply called "Lake"?
I have seen Colors that are called- "Violet Lake", "Crimson Lake", etc. Is there a Paint Color called just "Lake"? Also- What shade of Red would it be?
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- BeBeLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
No. Lac (Lake)
A red colourant originally made in India, which gave rise to the term "Lake", meaning any transparent dye-based colour precipitated on an inert pigment base, used for glazing. During the High Renaissance in Italy, Lac was the third most expensive pigment (after gold and Ultramarine), but most artists thought it worth the expense.
