Making natural paint

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

Learn how to make natural plant-based watercolor paint for children. Step-by-step process and fun activity for the whole family.

This nature activity is a great way to teach kids about making their own natural paint from Earth pigment!

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!

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

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...

I’ve been making an exciting foray into the world of natural paints and inks. It’s not so different from natural dyeing really. You can use the same dye plants but just create a really strong dye b…

Watch how I mixed my own watercolor paint from natural pigments! This was such a fun process that brought intention and mindfulness...

As you might be aware from reading my blogs, crafting is one of my other hobbies and when crafting and history meet, I’m even happier! This week (May 8th & 9th 2018), I attended a 2 day…

So here's the bottom line: If you can process your colored rocks or soil into tiny, consistently sized particles, you can make paint from them. Pastels or drawing sticks too (but...