Most are from lake pigments, with a few earth pigments in the mix.
From the top left, reading right:
Top row: Red roses, iron oxide, greens from florist waste, cranberries
Middle row: Red roses (again,) red cabbage, kyanite, lemons
Botton row: Spinach and corriander, just spinach, beets, agate grindings (from my rock tumbler)
These are just the ones I managed to get potted and dried, I have a whole box of mixed paints waiting on another order of watercolour pots.
They all look a bit different in consistency in part because I’ve tried a few different formulas of watercolour mix, and because they’re made from different things. Cranberries and red cabbage always end up a bit “sticky.”
My latest formula for watercolours is:
- 300g Gum Arabic Solution (gum arabic powder and water)
- 280g Glycerine
- 20g Clear honey
- 20 Drops clove oil (antibacterial - paints will mold)
I mix into pigment at a 1:1 ratio by weight.
I will, thanks. I know what I lost when I forgot the og recipie. ;c It came from a very reputable and now inaccessible source.
Alas, good quality watercolor is expensive as heck, and even tho I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of a mid tier portable set, I’m craving the good shit. So it’s worth a try.
If it helps, I started here: https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2020/09/25/making-handmade-watercolours-with-jacksons-artist-pigments/
And I might only have issues because I’m eyeballing my way through lake pigments, leaving leftover salts and chemicals because fuck stoichiometry. Real earth pigments could satisfy your cravings with that recipe.
BTdubs to save money on a muller and pallette I recommend a thrifted microwave plate and glass butt plug.