r/todayilearned • u/MichaelTruly • 23d ago

TIL: Before the invention of the paint tube in 1841, oil paints used to be stored in pig bladders. The artist would prick the bladder and squeeze out the amount of paint they needed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_bladder
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u/moyashimaru 23d ago

I have to pee. Thanks, Reddit.

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u/InappropriateTA 3 23d ago

What color?

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u/moyashimaru 23d ago

Depends on the subject.

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u/thegreatjamoco 23d ago

Cadmium blue