Paint making

In this blog post I’ll show you how to quickly and simply extract dye from coreopsis flowers using hot water. This makes a beautiful dye that can be used like watercolour paint. Then we’ll play with lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to make a wider range of colours. The paint only takes...

Download a free natural earth pigment book and learn how to find earth pigments, make earth pigment powder, and make paint from rocks. #earthpigments #watercolorpaint #watercolors

make your own face paint! awesome! one tsp cornstarch or baby powder, 1/2 tsp cold cream, 1/2 tsp water in a baby food jar. mix well, add food coloring one drop at a time. start w primary colors.

Looking for activities using sweets, so your children don’t get a sugar overload from all their Halloween treats? Here’s a fun STEAM lesson that combines science and art and shows you how you can make candy paint using Skittles®. How to make candy paint In this STEAM lesson you will explore how candy […]

A painting medium modifies the working properties of paint, influences drying rates, increases transparency, and alters the surface quality. Here how...

We collected a dozen smart tips that will make your next painting project spotless and splatter-free.

Do you need an easy art project to get you through the day? Try painting with Q-tips! This Q-tip painting activity is a fun way to paint with kids using something other than a paint

Up until the discovery of petrolatum and the introduction of toxic chemicals, paints were created using natural ingredients such as: linseed oil, lime, casein from milk, turpentine, citrus oils, chalk and hemp oil. Natural pigments were also used...

It's very easy and inexpensive to make your own watercolor paints. Here's a 'how to' taken from my new book Art Spark with homemade watercolor paint recipes and links to famous art example that use paint made from natural ingredients.