Earthen Pigments: Hand-Gathering & Using Natural Colors in Art

by Sandy Webster

Overview

Discover how to collect, process, and use pigments from the earth. Starting with the equipment and tools needed for gathering soils, the author takes the reader from the field to the studio where the processes of cleaning, sifting, and mulling result in beautiful colored pigments. Through recipes and illustrations, learn how to turn these pigments into a variety of artist mediums from water-based paints, to pastels and oil/wax crayons, casein solutions, printmaking inks, and even spun into paper threads for weaving, stitching, and tying. Several pigment samples are shown throughout, and a gallery of the artist’s works using hand-gathered pigments will inspire your own creative ideas. This guidebook is a wonderful resource for all artists, craftspeople, journalers, and hobbyists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764341786
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	12/13/2012
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	611,207
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sandy lives with her husband in western North Carolina where she pursues her passion for recording place in words and artwork. She exhibits and conducts workshops in the United States as well as internationally.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Earth Pigments 4

Chapter 2 Gathering Earth Pigments 10

Chapter 3 Processing Earth Pigments 12

Chapter 4 Gathering and Processing Earth Pigments While Traveling 16

Chapter 5 Using Earth Pigments 20

Chapter 6 Recipes for Artists' Mediums 26

Chapter 7 Last Words 40

Chapter 8 Gallery 42

Chapter 9 Ochre Sites Worth Visiting 56

Glossary 62

Bibliography 63

Resources 63

Index 64

Acknowledgments 64