Hi, > I wonder if painters complained when they could buy oil paint in tubes rather > than having to mix/make their own?
nobody forced them to stop mixing their own - the option was still there. The film option seems to be disappearing quite quickly for photographers. I watched an interesting documentary a couple of years ago which coincided with an exhibition featuring Titian's "Bacchus and Ariadne" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2777355.stm. It included some very interesting footage about how Titian and others made their pigments. I can imagine there must have been some people who took at least as much pleasure in making the paints as in doing the painting, just as there are people who like printing more than they like taking photos. -- Cheers, Bob
