▁be ▁used . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁several ▁pain ters , ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁Sab ou ro ff ▁P ain ter , ▁began ▁to ▁use ▁red ▁or ▁black ish - gre y ▁m att ▁pain ts , ▁instead ▁of ▁sh iny ▁s lip , ▁for ▁the ▁cont ours . ▁Only ▁the ▁cont ours ▁are ▁painted ▁before ▁firing , ▁other ▁pain ts ▁are ▁applied ▁afterwards . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁dur ability ▁of ▁such ▁v ase ▁paint ings ▁is ▁very ▁limited ; ▁many ▁examples ▁are ▁badly ▁preserved ▁or ▁completely ▁worn . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁it ▁is ▁difficult ▁to ▁assess ▁the ▁dep icted ▁mot ifs . ▁Gra ve ▁scenes ▁are ▁pre domin ant . ▁ ▁P ain ters ▁and ▁distribution ▁Import ant ▁Class ical ▁white - ground ▁pain ters ▁( 5 th ▁century ▁BC ), ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Ach ille us ▁P ain ter ▁and ▁Sab ou ro ff ▁P ain ter , ▁include ▁the ▁S app ho ▁P ain ter , ▁Th an atos ▁P ain ter , ▁Bird ▁P ain ter , ▁ ▁Square ▁P ain ter , ▁ ▁Women ▁P ain ter , ▁Ph iale ▁P ain ter , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁represent atives ▁of ▁Group ▁R ▁( Re ed ▁Group ), ▁including ▁its ▁e pon ym ous ▁Re ed ▁P ain ter . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁some ▁first ▁attempts ▁at ▁sh aded ▁painting ▁can ▁be ▁observed , ▁influenced ▁probably ▁by ▁contempor aneous ▁panel ▁painting . ▁Notable ▁in ▁this ▁regard ▁is ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁the