How were colors arranged for painting in early man period?

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How were colors arranged for painting in early man period?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The paint they used commonly came from natural mineral pigments like iron oxide, red ochre or black manganese. They have also found black carbon from trees such as juniper and pine trees in some places. Artifacts found show us that they used bowls where the colors were mixed. Shells of barnacles have been found as containers, even a human skull has been found containing clumps of the mixture of pigments. Along with the pigments they mixed water rich in calcium, vegetable and animal oils which were effective in being a way to permanently bind the pigment to the cave wal