My First Time Making Artisanal Watercolors! DIY Watercolor Paint

My First Time Making Artistically Watercolors! DIY Watercolor Paint
I tried making handmade watercolors with pigments from Xanadu Art Studio: http://xanaduartstudio.storenvy.com/

It was fun but a bit time consuming but I really like the quality of paint I made. I watched a really informative video by Eve Bolt to get an idea of what I was in fore. Check out her channel for awesome paint making tutorials. She has them organized in a playlist here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uBxlplrYU&list=PLIk15gFlqW3TlTZCDp8E58NxikGn3hfyv

Also Dr Oto Kano has really good info on making paints on her channel as well. And a handy playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIdVblDIRWM&list=PLpD2RS3zo8zQBGqBANTjyr7aCZlvMAflF

BTW neither of those awesome ladies know I shouted them out so leave them some love:) Sharing is caring:)

Edited to add: A viewer recommended Marty Owens Video too on paint making. I enjoy his reviews a lot, you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdP2xSWHvRw

Xanadu studio posted a sequel to my video on her channel too, the is the one who sent me these picgment packets: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK33aAstM8rQAU7HGHgCKIQ

Besides the pigments I use liquid gum Arabic: https://amzn.to/2N2zxT5 (I prefer it to the powdered kind which I had mold after I diluted it before)
and a dollar tree plate, palette knife and an old flat bottom paperweight because I didn't have a proper muller but it worked just fine.

The recipe that worked best for me was I small baggie of pigment from Xanadu art studio (I didn't see the pigment powders on their site but there is a contact form you can ask them about it, it might be a new offer) I reckon it was about a 1/2 a tablespoon of powder tho.
20 drops of gum Arabic and 24 drops of water and I mixed them and then ground them with the paperweight until smooth. I sometimes added a bit more water if needed to mix. Each color yielded a full pan about 3/4 full when dry.

Also wear a mask to avoid breathing dust.

Please refer to Eve Bolts and Dr. Oto Kano's channels above for legit info as this was my first time and I was really just experimenting:) Happy crafting!
My First Time Making Artistically Watercolors! DIY Watercolor Paint

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