what is pigment made of
The water is then treated with a chemical to make this liquid into a powdered pigment. Madder lake sounds like the name of a body of water in a fairytale but in fact is the name of a pigment that has been used for centuries. This natural pigment is extracted from the roots of plants of the âmadderâ family. The outer brown layer of the root gives a common variety of the dye while the inner yellow layer turns bright red when fermented.