Making Natural Paints - Artist Maïa Saint-Couleurs
Preparing my own oil paints from natural earth and organic pigments
oil, paint, natural colors, earth colors, ochre, indigo
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Making Natural Paints

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23 Jul Making Natural Paints

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Making white oil paint
Making white oil paint
Half of my summer has gone by without having many paintings finished. But there has been many sketches, setting up my studio here in the French countryside (it is not fully ready yet, but I work there nevertheless, paying more attention to the canvas than the unfinished parts), and last but not least many ‘chemistry experiments’ making and painting with my own oils and natural pigments. Soon, I will reveal my first finished painting with these oil paints.
NaturalPigmentPowders
Natural earth pigments from couleur-pigments.fr
Preparing my own natural oil paints
Nowadays most traditional Indian painting styles utilize water soluble colors – either naturally prepared by the artists, or commercially available poster and acrylic paints. But the paints utilized by great masters in Europe have always been oils. They are considered the most durable and valued. Personally, ever since I first tried it, oil paint is my favorite of all. However, it is taking time and thought to figure out the best ways to utilize oils for painting in the style of Pichwai, Pattachitra or Kerala mural.
GrindingRedOxydePaint
Preparing oil paint from red iron oxyde, available from theartconnect.in

Here I have shown some of my home oil mixing, utilizing natural earth pigments, both Indian and European. And for the blue? It is pure, natural indigo, of course!

IndigoPaint
Preparing oil paint from natural indigo powder, available from theartconnect.in
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    Posted at 15:33h, 06 December

    The materials in his design reveal the perception toward space, surface and volume. Moreover, he likes to use natural materials because of their aliveness, sense of depth and quality of individual. He is also attracted by the important influences from Japanese Zen Philosophy.