Let's talk about Pigments

Hi all, I’ve been making my own personal watercolors for a while now, but just came across this forum- I wish I had found this ages ago! I was wondering, who knows either how to mix or where to purcha

I think I've been lucky to not have had any issues using my standards binder with any pigments yet (except pyrrole red/pr254 - that paint never actually dried?). I was hoping for some insight into how

Hello! I was wondering if anyone from Canada knows of a place to purchase mica pigments. I have been getting them from a local soap supply company, but they only offer small amounts. I love the colour

i was wondering how others handle paints that crack when they dry? So far yellow ochre, Quinacridone rose and ultramarine blue have cracked on me. Ive tried adding a bit more glycerine but those pans

Hi all! I've been reading the MSDS of each of the pigments I've ordered so far. I came across an interesting one for Phthalos, namely prevent electrostatic discharges to avoid literal explosions. I da

Ok so I have two commercial paints that I love but they both state the same pigment name. Yet they are vastly different. Then I have a Pthalo Blue that is PB 15.4. I also have seen Prussian Blue as PB

Out of curiosity, I was wondering what is the longest amount of time you have spent mulling a single pigment? :)

Or at least one of the pigments need to be colorshifting?

Hey y'all! I'm new here, my name is Steph, and I'm starting the process of collecting materials to try paint making! I watch Royalty Soaps on Youtube, and they buy a lot of colorants from Mad Micas, h

It's clear that genuine Indigo stinks and really fills the room with a less than pleasant smell. I just wanted to ask if there are any other pigments that are like this? Or maybe one that smells nice

I was wondering if people do or don’t choose to make paint with these pigments given the cancer causing nature of them?

I'm just curious if anyone can attest to the quality of pigments from TKB trading as compared to other watercolor/artist pigment sources? I have a lot (as in, far FAR too many) of pigment samples from

Has anyone else worked with Phthalo blue? I gave it a go tonight. I found it had a very thick consistency the whole time, like a soft butter. I mulled it for a total of 2 hrs & I'm not completely conv

Im somewhat new to watercolor making (since aug) and everything has been doing great! i even use your binder recipe every time (thank you so much for that) the last few batches of color I've done have

Was wondering what some of your favorite sources for pigments that don’t have all the razzle dazzle? I love razzle dazzle, but it seems like it’s super easy to find that! Thanks in advance! Erin

Hey everyone! I was wondering if anyone of you bought pigments from Ali express? If so, can you please direct me to the right link/seller? I am trying to buy mica pigments to make liquid watercolor f

I was just curious as to how easy it is to acquire these pigments. Reason being is that I see a lot of handmade paintmakers with shimmer paints up the wazoo! I neither like nor dislike this, but I'm j

Hello, I was just wondering if any of you lovely folks could point me in the direction of the best holographic pigments for watercolour making. Preferably smooth and not chunky glitter. I would love

Is it possible to mix mica pigments with regular matte paint pigments? I have some ideas in my mind, but I don’t know if mixing micas with regular pigments is a bad idea.