Paint made from nature

In this blog post I’ll show you how to quickly and simply extract dye from coreopsis flowers using hot water. This makes a beautiful dye that can be used like watercolour paint. Then we’ll play with lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to make a wider range of colours. The paint only takes...

It is actually possible. It’s called Swedish paint or Flour paint.

Home Made Ink From Nature: Perfect Purples: Perhaps you value knowing a little about the provenance of your food, consumer goods, etc. - if so, have you ever pondered over the origin of the colouring of your clothes, or perhaps how paints are made for creating art? I first got into making dy…

A short tutorial on how to identify pigment rocks. This is how I decide which ones to use for making my handmade watercolor paints.

When I walk along the landscape here, I am greeted with the deep oranges and yellow oxides of our soils laden with heavy amounts of clay and iron. These colors are reflected each time I dig into the subsoil, and as I drive through the countryside where mountains were cut through for roads. In other

Up until the discovery of petrolatum and the introduction of toxic chemicals, paints were created using natural ingredients such as: linseed oil, lime, casein from milk, turpentine, citrus oils, chalk and hemp oil. Natural pigments were also used...

How to make green ink with two simple ingredients: grass and water.

Spring Activities for Kids - Mud Paint Recipe for Play I'm so excited to kick off a month long Spring Activities for Kids series...

Download a free natural earth pigment book and learn how to find earth pigments, make earth pigment powder, and make paint from rocks. #earthpigments #watercolorpaint #watercolors

Did you know you can create your own basic dyes and paint colors right at home? That’s right. Dyes and pigments can be concocted from plants, fruits, and other natural surroundings, which makes them safer and more environmentally-friendly as well. This post shares all you need to know!