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How do you know when you are done mulling the paint? Ive heard you should paint a swatch to see if it comes out smooth and also let it dry and see if any of the pigment rubs off the page. But is there

Hey there! I've tried to make paint from a natural green pigment, but the colour payoff is very low. Googling wasn't very helpful, so does anyone have any tips for helping to get more colour payoff?

Please leave your personal experiences regarding how you go about testing lightfastness in handmade or store bought paints whether you are a paint maker or painter. Responses will be used towards a co

Hey y'all! Do you guys ever mix glitter powders with your micas? how do they perform?

Does the binder really have to set overnight before using? Sometimes I forget to make a new batch and really don’t want to wait to make paint.

Hi! It's me again. I think I ask too much questions in this forum that it makes me feel bad🙏 I made a paint 3 days ago and I just realized that I added too much glycerine to the binder. When I tried

Hi everyone! So, I have 2 questions about watercolor making, 1. I've always used gum arabic and honey for my binder. I think I should use glycerin. The question is can I use vegetable glycerin? 2. I

Hello !! I just bought everything I need to start making my own watercolours but I am concerned about safety. I bought a mask for myself because I understand we need to avoid breathing the pigments

Hiya! I'm sorry if something like this has already been posted - I have already looked but I couldn't see anything. Basically, my younger sister expressed she wanted a lovely mica palette for her bir

Hello everyone, fledgling hobbyist here 😊. I made some paints from Moroccan pigments I picked up as a souvenir. The colors turned out lovely, but the dried swatches have a course, grainy texture. I

How long does it take for each layer of half pan to dry?

i find a lot of my micas settle and fall to the bottom (the binder doesn’t fully separate). I need to mix them a few times with a tooth pick over the day they dry to make sure they’re even. Any idea w

Even though I am obsessed with handmade watercolors from all the wonderful makers like Stacey and I will continue to satisfy my addiction through them, I thought it would be really fun to learn to mak

Hi there, I make paints for personal use and have had an issue. One of my paints (alizarin crimson) has started going moldy after the first layer of paint has dried. (ive made 6 pans, 3 have now been

Hiya! 😊 I've managed to finally crack normal pigments when making watercolours (I think... touch wood) but these micas are such a headache! I've made a few with too much binder, and the consistency w

Hello Lovelies! Anybody using Gum Arabic crystals instead of the binder? Do you guys experience a difference in the quality of the binder? Also, is it just me or does using the crystals require more d

Hey all! I was just curious, for those that sell, how do you price your paints? Do you go through your pigments/binders/pans/tins and calculate cost per tps/gram/each and factor it all out? Or do you

Hello everybody! I'm Esra and I live in Turkey. I have been thinking about making my own watercolors for a year maybe. But I really don't know how and where to start. I'm seacrhing for tools, pigment

Hi All. So I'm new to this awesomeness and made my first paint. I'm using premade schminke binder and mica powder and I'm wondering what ratio in tsp to use. I tried weighing them but the mica didnt r

I'm struggling rather a lot with my own binder recipe, which leads me to wonder if there is a good quality, consistent and reliable pre-made binder out there that anyone might recommend? I just don't