he made his own pigments, he crushed rock and earth to make the colour ochre, ground semi-precious stones such as lapis to make the brilliant blue colour called ultramarine and bright red colour Carmen was made from crushing cochineal beetles
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Cause he was one of the most fomous artists in the world. He painted the Mona Lisa.
paint and a paint brush
Leonardo was very careful not to use visible brush strokes.
Oil paint on wood panels.
he used paint brushes and his note book