How Carmine Is Made
"On the System of Carmine"
Carmine is beautiful and precious, and it has a unique style among all kinds of pigments. The method of its production is quite exquisite.
At the beginning, the selection of materials is essential. All the things you need need need to be carefully selected. Take a certain type of insect, which has unique habits and lives in a specific place. When it grows up, it also has skills when it is captured, and it needs to be moved in time to get the best.
Times, the production process is complicated. First, the caught insect is washed with clean water to remove its impurities. Then, put it in a special utensil and add a suitable temperature agent. The temperature should not be too high or too low. If it is high, it will damage its color quality, and if it is low, it will be difficult to extract its essence. The dosage of the agent also needs to be accurate. If it is more, it will taste miscellaneous, and if it is less, it will be light in color.
During this period, it needs to be stirred continuously to fully blend the insects with the agent. When it changes appropriately, it will be filtered layer by layer to remove its residue and leave its clear liquid. The color of this clear liquid gradually becomes brighter, but it has not yet become cochineal.
After that, the clear liquid will be placed in a cool and ventilated place to slowly precipitate. Over time, the color of the precipitated matter will become more and more pure. Then use a fine method to refine and sublimate, and then get the bright and dazzling cochine
The system of carmine can not be achieved overnight. Those who need to study it carefully and grasp the proportions can obtain this good product for the world to use to add color and luster.
