Have you ever considered making your own paints?

[God-the-almighty]

Now I've never done this but for some time I've been interested in making my own paints. Specifically egg tempura but I have considered inks and oils. Have any of you thought about the pigments that went into the art you see in museums? I'd be interested in hearing about your experiences. I guess the first time I thought of this was when I experimented with glazes in ceramics. I figured out how to make a glaze look metallic, like pewter and learned about the different metals used in glazes. Like egg tempura, the preapplication/firing color of a glaze differs from the final result. For instance cobalt fires to a deep blue but it's a pale lavender before firing. We also used to do something called garbage firing where organic garbage was used to make effects on ceramics in the glaze firing. I also remember helping my mom make natural dyes for her homespun yarn. One example of this is onion skins make for a yellow dye so finding natural pigments works for textiles too.

Does this make you respect these artists more to compare them to what we do now? Do you appreciate some of the work being done for you?



Egg tempura
Basic recipe

Glaze chemistry

Natural pigments

Natural dyes

natual dyes from plants


The art history thread reminded me of this subject. This is one way that the past influences the present.

[apiyo]

Wow, that's so cool. It'd be interesting to make paint, but I wouldn't be able to use it well. It's possible to make ink like that too right?

[God-the-almighty]

apiyo

Wow, that's so cool. It'd be interesting to make paint, but I wouldn't be able to use it well. It's possible to make ink like that too right?

I should think so, people made their own ink in the past.

[apiyo]

It would give seem more impressive to know that someone made their own paint, ink, or paper for that matter. Since it's easy to just go and buy some, it's more personal to make it.

[God-the-almighty]

apiyo

It would give seem more impressive to know that someone made their own paint, ink, or paper for that matter. Since it's easy to just go and buy some, it's more personal to make it.

I've made paper before. I like that you can make exactly what you need. If you make it from scratch you can make sure it's acid free too.

[apiyo]

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apiyo

It would give seem more impressive to know that someone made their own paint, ink, or paper for that matter. Since it's easy to just go and buy some, it's more personal to make it.

I've made paper before. I like that you can make exactly what you need. If you make it from scratch you can make sure it's acid free too.

As interesting as it sounds, I've never made paper before. What medium did you use and how did it compare to store bought?

[God-the-almighty]

apiyo

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apiyo

It would give seem more impressive to know that someone made their own paint, ink, or paper for that matter. Since it's easy to just go and buy some, it's more personal to make it.

I've made paper before. I like that you can make exactly what you need. If you make it from scratch you can make sure it's acid free too.

As interesting as it sounds, I've never made paper before. What medium did you use and how did it compare to store bought?

we mostly recycled old paper when I did it, I would think almost many fiber could be used. We used a pulp of shredded paper and a screen. I've been meaning to experiment with it and bought a screen of my own but it's hard to do things like that where I live now.

[SamhainStar]

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I've never thought about making inks or anything but I'm hoping to play with making own paper soon as I've been experimenting making handmade journals. I've got the screen material I just need to get some wood to make up a frame.

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SamhainStar

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I've never thought about making inks or anything but I'm hoping to play with making own paper soon as I've been experimenting making handmade journals. I've got the screen material I just need to get some wood to make up a frame.

I just bought a portable screen that isn't fitted to a window. It already had a frame. Have you considered salvage stores for supplies? That's where I got mine.

[SamhainStar]

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SamhainStar

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I've never thought about making inks or anything but I'm hoping to play with making own paper soon as I've been experimenting making handmade journals. I've got the screen material I just need to get some wood to make up a frame.

I just bought a portable screen that isn't fitted to a window. It already had a frame. Have you considered salvage stores for supplies? That's where I got mine.

At the risk of sounding like an idiot uhh...what's one of those?

[God-the-almighty]

SamhainStar

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SamhainStar

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I've never thought about making inks or anything but I'm hoping to play with making own paper soon as I've been experimenting making handmade journals. I've got the screen material I just need to get some wood to make up a frame.

I just bought a portable screen that isn't fitted to a window. It already had a frame. Have you considered salvage stores for supplies? That's where I got mine.

At the risk of sounding like an idiot uhh...what's one of those?

s**t it's closed. This is the place I used to go, it was a wonderful place for an artist or a builder.

Here's another one.

[SamhainStar]

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Thankyou! I will look into it ^__^

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SamhainStar

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Thankyou! I will look into it ^__^

Cool, I can spend hours in a place like that.

[Kaxen]

I'd probably cause my own death making my own paints (dunno the exact details but I'm fairly sure of it). I don't really respect artists more for making their own paints. Having a harder time doesn't necessarily make someone inherently better. I'm rather glad for the invention of tube paint. >_>'

[Dundeleedum]

Tempura is fried shrimps and all

What you mean is tempEra

I think there is a trend for advanced artists to mix their own paints with pure pigment, some binder and solvent medium. I think they do it with oil paints and acrylics.

And of course the coffee or tea paintings.