Minium (pigment) 300 B.C. It was known in the Han Dynasty (200 BC-200 AD) under the name "cinnabar of lead" ("ch'ien tan"), The process of manufacturing it was described in a Chinese manuscript of the 5th century. Minium was widely used for Persian miniature painting and Indian miniature painting. Minium (pigment) Minium, also known as red lead, is a bright orange red pigment that was widely used in the Middle Ages for the decoration of manuscripts and for painting. It was made by roasting white lead pigment in the air; the white lead would gradually turn yellow, then into an orange lead
This Is Colour of this, the band went on to tour the album and remained a popular live heavy music act all over the UK and began to tour Europe, they shined particularly in Leeds and London. Following the release of No Brainer, This Is Colour released two singles, "Make The Most" (Recorded and produced by Keir Atkinson, Little Massingham, Norfolk, 2010) and "Exhausting The Resource" (Recorded and produced by Keir Atkinson, LP, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 2011), for which This Is Colour created their first music video, directed and edited by their guitarist Tom Cronin, with the help of photographer Jordan Green.