Earth pigments

In this week’s Wondercrew Wednesday feature, we’re making delightfully colorful homemade pastels using natural earth pigments!

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

18K views · 4.1K likes | Jackson's Art Supplies on Instagram: "Are Earth Pigments made using real earth? Earth has been used as a pigment since prehistoric times. Their colour is determined by the various metal oxides (usually iron and manganese oxide), clays, and minerals that are present, something that is often unique to the geology of a particular location. Read more about Earth Pigments on our blog - link in bio. Film by the Jackson’s Team at the Jackson’s Studio, London. This film…

In her new Book of Earth, published by Abrams, Heidi Gustafson takes us on a journey through rare pigments and their landscapes.

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

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The Stoneground Paint Co. on Instagram: “Earth pigments happen to be some of our favourite colours here at Stoneground, and our Large Earth Palette is consistently one of our best…”