Processing Soil and Rocks for Paint and Pigment Sticks (this version has no sound).
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- čas přidán 4. 05. 2024
- Making watercolor paint and pastel pigment sticks from from foraged soil and rocks, this version has no sound, it was made so I could talk over it during a presentation. This video shows what I do to process my foraged soil and rock pigments so that I can make watercolor paint and pastel pigment sticks from it. Follow me on instagram @kjodigear or visit my website and blog todayatmydesk.weebly.com for more content.
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Thank you for demonstrating this!
Hi Kjodi. I'm new subscriber and I'm glad I found you. I love the content of yr videos. I make sometimes my own paint with pigments I buy, easy for me😊. But seeing the all process is fascinating. I am wonder if I could do something with all the seashells I collected... Great video and thank you for sharing.🙏
Some people use the seashells as containers to hold the paint. Be really careful about grinding shells, some of the creatures with shells (like mussels) concentrate heavy metals in them and breathing that dust is bad. Google “Gillian Genser” - a sculptor who got heavy metal poisoning due to the blue mussel shells she carved and used in her art.
@@KJodiGear Hi, Kjodi, I'm very grateful for this precious advice and the link to G.Genser. What a story!! I'm always careful not to buy hazardous pigments to grind. I have a list with all the pigments' information and seashells is one to add and definitively do research before experimenting. Many thanks again & have a great day!😊
Great tutorial!
Thank you!
Thanks KJodi. So clear your process. Did you NOT ADD any binder for the sticks? (I have a bunch of sand and silt to process) .. TravelingArtista
No binder, just water added back to the dried processed soil. You have to test every soil you find because they are all different. The clay in the soil acts as a binder - some soils have more clay than others (but most have enough to hold the pigment stick together). It’s fascinating, depending on the amount and type of clay in each of my soils - some of the pigment sticks are super soft and they lay down a big fat line and and you can brush almost all the pigment off of the paper. Some of them have so much clay that they draw like a crayon - a thin line and you can barely smear them at all (though they are still water soluble). Pretty sure there is another video up on this channel with a demonstration of that. (I’ll see if I can find it). If not check my instagram channel and search on #kjodigearpastels - that will bring most all of the posts I’ve done about my pigment stick process.
@@KJodiGear Thanks for this info. Most people add gum tragacanth or gum arabic as a binder .. I like the fact that the clay helps hold the pigment together.
@@TravelingArtista Yes and methyl cellulose too - I’ve tried both gum tragacanth and methyl cellulose - methyl cellulose does make a harder pigment stick, but I found I didn’t need to add any extra binder because the clay did such a good job on its own.
@@KJodiGear That is great to know. I've been making some of my own pastels for about 3 years now and have also been collecting silt and other sands .. so I'm looking forward to trying the ones that have more clay in them without any binder! Thank you! (I need to update my videos too) Your videos are so clear and educational. Thanks again!
@@TravelingArtista Along with mixing clays for a good consistency, I have been enhancing the color of my clay pigment sticks with other colors - like indigo and hand made charcoal, and some synthetic pigments - like ultramarine blue. The possibilities are endless!
From where do you get your mediums to process them? 😊
The soils and rocks are all found near where I live in southwest Montana. I make the watercolor medium that i mix the foraged pigment with to make the paint. That recipe can be found on my blog: todayatmydesk.weebly.com
That's awesome. Thanks for sharing. Do you sell the soil and rocks? Oh no!! Your inkwells are all sold out 😕 they are so beautiful. Any idea when they will be in stock?
@@lilqueeniescraftingismypassion I do have some other inkwells, they are at the gallery I belong to. I can get you some photos, but it won’t be for awhile, I’m having some back issues and am out of commission at the moment! I don’t sell the soil, but you can get nice natural earth pigments from Kremer pigments here in the US. They are all processed and ready to make into paint.
@KJodiGear oh goodness I am sad to hear that you are having back issues, pls take your time no hurry. Praying 🙏 thanks. I will check them out!
where did you get that large stamp at?
It’s called a band stamp - you can find them online, I bought it ages ago from one of those greeting card making companies - Stampin-Up.
@@KJodiGear thanks! I have an antique one but most of the rubber letter stuff has broken away.
Where did you get your sieves
They are kitchen sieves, you can get them at stores like Walmart or target.