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Join artist Polly Bennett for a pigment making workshop using natural materials found in the local area to create artist's pigments.
On this pigment making workshop participants will learn how to grind and purify natural pigment and subsequently turn the finished pigment into paint. The pigment used will come from earth sourced from nearby the location of the workshop, i.e. woodland, etc, celebrating a sense of place and environmentally-friendly practices. At the end of the workshop, you will take home a hand-painted colour chart, purified pigment and watercolour paint.
IMPORTANT: Please bring a glass jar and lid, and apron. Everything else is provided.
On the workshop participants learn:
The historical origins of pigment
Responsibilities and health & safety of collecting natural materials and processing pigment
About different binders, specifically gum arabic and its history and sustainability
About different types of natural pigment: mineral (inc. shell - calcium carbonate), metal compound, animal, plant, charcoal
How to grind, sieve and purify mineral into pigment
To create watercolour paint with pigment
On the workshop participants take home:
Handout with notes and reading recommendations
Hand-painted colour wheel
Watercolour paint
Purified pigment that they can continue to purify more at home
| Season (22 Mar 2025) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Saturday | 14:00 | - 16:00 |
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