Over 60,000 years ago, ocher was used in the Ice Age as a coloring material. Human beings in primitive societies were already able to color textiles, furs, and other things. The history of inorganic pigments goes back to prehistoric times. These pigments are heat resistant and possess strong coloring power mainly applied in enamel, glass, ceramics, plastics, painting, high grade ink, high-end art pigment, permanently color patch, far-infrared materials, powder coating areas, etc. Inorganic pigments can be obtained from various natural mineral sources or minerals which have been obtained synthetically.

Inorganic pigments, which have been widely used to impart colors in different compounds since time immemorial are made up of mineral compounds and these minerals are mainly oxides, sulphides of one or more than one metals. Pigments are classified as Organic and Inorganic Pigments based on their method of formulation. Pigments are deﬁned as substances consisting of small particles that are practically insoluble in an application system and are used as colorants.

The term “Pigment” descends from the Latin word “pigmentum” which was originally used in the sense of coloring matter. That’s why, we are going to have a descriptive discussion over the definition, origin, classification, and Types, developments, economical assessment, etc.

This article is based on Inorganic pigment.

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