ik vond je filmpje. Ben zelf een pigment addict, en ebru marmer kunstenaar. zooo inspirerend dat ik toch zelf ga proberen te maken. het is zeker in deze tijd een eco instelling dat de aarde waarop e leven ons alles aanbied. Fijn verteld en inspirerend.
Just a word of caution, please be careful you do not pick up arsenic on the south coast of uk. Just google the beach and it will tell you tge geology of the area.
Thank you Tim for letting me know. I googled it and was definitely a bit scared by that info. It seems that the area I was in, is not affected. This is an important reminder though to be cautious and wear a dust mask when working with earth pigments.
@@nicoleschyns I havent been on a hoilday outside of The Netherlands for a few years and have been pondering of going to the South of England as well. Now I think I HAVE TO ;) It looks so pretty and peacefull and aahhww the sea!
Hi , I love how you use nature to create even more beautiful art. I do have a question though..Do you mix your pigments with any medium?? Also, how are you”sealing” the finished piece? Thank you. I just subscribed to your wonderful channel..
Thank you Christine for your compliments and subscribing 🙏🏼❤️! I mix my pigments with a bit of water and a binder/medium. That is necessary to make the pigments stick to the painting surface. I decided not to seal my paintings with a varnish. Mineral (earth) pigments are light fast and I try to make my paintings as natural as possible.
Hi Henriette, yes that can work. Soil is made of a lot of things, so also a lot of things that is less usefull in paint. I tried to find a more clay-like bit from a dirtroad an also from some agricultural land. I am not sure how clay differs from earth, but it is quite different. I think the kind of soft rocks in this video are a kind of dried clay? And a lump of dried soil would usually not be usefull to colour with? Like Nicole showed with rubing it on a rock i mean. I mixed it very well with a lot of water, let the dirt settle and then poured the water through a fine sieve to get the dirt out. Then poured it through a coffeefilter to get the water out and let the filter dry. Then scraped the pigment out of the filter. I made watercolorpaint with it and it was a pretty palish brown
Hi Nicole, Have you ever located any blue pigment or green? Its so hard here in the US especially in the southeast where Iive.I’m actually thinking of ordering online hopefully from a reputable company. Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Hi Christine, blue pigment is indeed very rare and hard to find yourself. Because it is so rare, it is also quite expensive to buy. Green pigment is much more common. I love green umber for example 😊.
ik vond je filmpje. Ben zelf een pigment addict, en ebru marmer kunstenaar. zooo inspirerend dat ik toch zelf ga proberen te maken. het is zeker in deze tijd een eco instelling dat de aarde waarop e leven ons alles aanbied. Fijn verteld en inspirerend.
wow, SO inspired!
Once again a absolutely beautiful video!
You make me happy, thank you 🥰🙏🏼
Cool video!!!
Wat een prachtige beelden!
Dank je wel Jill, wat fijn om te horen 🥰🙏🏼
Just a word of caution, please be careful you do not pick up arsenic on the south coast of uk. Just google the beach and it will tell you tge geology of the area.
Thank you Tim for letting me know. I googled it and was definitely a bit scared by that info. It seems that the area I was in, is not affected. This is an important reminder though to be cautious and wear a dust mask when working with earth pigments.
@@nicoleschyns you are welcome . I have worked with stone and clays in mining and am also a painter and paint maker.
Thanks for the video, it was interesting. Where in the uk did you go? I live in wales and would like to go there
The region I was in, is called Dorset 😊
@@nicoleschyns aw I know it well, thank you so much
@@nicoleschyns I havent been on a hoilday outside of The Netherlands for a few years and have been pondering of going to the South of England as well. Now I think I HAVE TO ;) It looks so pretty and peacefull and aahhww the sea!
Hi , I love how you use nature to create even more beautiful art. I do have a question though..Do you mix your pigments with any medium?? Also, how are you”sealing” the finished piece? Thank you. I just subscribed to your wonderful channel..
Thank you Christine for your compliments and subscribing 🙏🏼❤️! I mix my pigments with a bit of water and a binder/medium. That is necessary to make the pigments stick to the painting surface. I decided not to seal my paintings with a varnish. Mineral (earth) pigments are light fast and I try to make my paintings as natural as possible.
@@nicoleschyns thank you, I thought I would have to do that also. I guess I didn’t realize they were light fast. I live in North Carolina USA.
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Hi! Have you tried to use "regular" brown soil? Would this work?:)
Hi Henriette, yes that can work. Soil is made of a lot of things, so also a lot of things that is less usefull in paint. I tried to find a more clay-like bit from a dirtroad an also from some agricultural land. I am not sure how clay differs from earth, but it is quite different. I think the kind of soft rocks in this video are a kind of dried clay? And a lump of dried soil would usually not be usefull to colour with? Like Nicole showed with rubing it on a rock i mean.
I mixed it very well with a lot of water, let the dirt settle and then poured the water through a fine sieve to get the dirt out. Then poured it through a coffeefilter to get the water out and let the filter dry. Then scraped the pigment out of the filter. I made watercolorpaint with it and it was a pretty palish brown
Hi Nicole, Have you ever located any blue pigment or green? Its so hard here in the US especially in the southeast where Iive.I’m actually thinking of ordering online hopefully from a reputable company. Any input will be greatly appreciated.
Hi Christine, blue pigment is indeed very rare and hard to find yourself. Because it is so rare, it is also quite expensive to buy. Green pigment is much more common. I love green umber for example 😊.
Ok if you want green pigment than I can send you as I have pigments making proces