Editor’s Note: David Coles is the founder and head paint-maker of Langridge Artist Colours. This is an edited extract from “Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color,” published by Thames ...

Oil-based paints: These also have a strong binder, which makes this category the hardest, most durable paint choice for cabinets, Mothershead says.

Employees of the Allentown Paint Manufacturing Co. never spread themselves too thin. Years of paint-making experience are in the pigment and binder they mix, and the company’s 19 employees qu… ...

Mixing pigments with different binders successfully converts them into a material for uses as diverse as house paints, plastics, writing inks, automotive coatings, paper and – of most interest ...