[Scriptoris] Natural pigments question

[David Brown]

You need to be at The Heraldic and Scribal Symposium the last weekend of the month in Bordermarch. Lord Lemoine de Gascone will be teaching a class called Painting with Dirt. 

But in the mean time you just need to experiment with the ratio. Also glair is a great binder they used in period. 


Devin



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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker at portalsweb.com>
To: scriptoris at lists.ansteorra.org
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 5:29 PM
Subject: [Scriptoris] Natural pigments question

I have never painted with natural pigments before, but at KWHSS I was given some small samples to try.  I have 4 vials, each about an inch tall and 1/2 in diameter.  The pigments are Verona Green Earth, Italian Yellow Earth, Venetian Red, and Italian Burnt Umber.

I know I need gum arabic or some other binder, but I don't know how much to use in proportion to the pigment or water.

Can any one offer any advice?  I'd really like to experiment a bit with these, but I don't want to waste them because I don't know what I'm doing.

Many Thanks in advance,
Alicia
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