![]() ![]() Then once everything is dissolved add all the other ingredients and mix well. ![]() Gum arabic powder exist, and might be faster to dissolve. I use big chunks of resin so it takes around a day to dissolve in the water. You can find an easy way to make distilled water here. My watercolor recipe :įor this medium yellow watercolor that I’m going to make, I prepared ahead the following binder :įirst take the gum arabic and put it to dissolve in distilled water. The tools and ingredients needed for home made watercolor. Paper, brush and water to test out the paint.Raw gum arabic to make watercolor binder. I kinda hoped I could have made it from the acacia trees in the garden but it’s not the same kind at all ! It’s so pretty, it’s made from the resin of a special type of acacia tree found especially in Africa. I really love the color and the smell of natural Gum Arabic. For watercolor the binder used is Gum Arabic because it can be reactivated by water. For oil paints, the pigments are mixed with linseed oil. The recipe varies for each type of paints. The binder is what will make the paint stick together and be usable as a paint. I’m a little sad about it but, it allows me to experiment at a lower cost. All the pigments I got were given to me a long time ago and often I’m not too sure of their origin and or what it is based of. In the case of the yellow pigment I used it is I believe based on an oxide made from leads. Pigments are based from rocks, oxyde or organic elements. Watercolor basically made of a binder and pigments. Some test of my home made watercolors in my sketchbook. All the colors have a very different mix of pigment and binder and I’d love to talk to you about how I made the 6th watercolor : medium yellow. I’ve made so far 5 different colors, two browns, a peach, a blue and a black. I’ve made the step and you can find some of my own watercolors at the end of the article.īecause yes, making home made watercolor is fun ! Today I will show you how to make watercolor, everything home made ! I’ve started doing it not so long ago so don’t take my word for granted but you can still try it out for yourself. ![]()
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