KwisatzHaderach
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What up all,
So I have currently been tasked with an art assignment using traditional/non-traditional art mediums. And in stretching my imagination to possible experimental mediums, I thought of the brown-purplish hue of the Mimosa Hostilis to be extremely unique and exotic. I didn't find much online in terms of pigments, but I thought of way in which to make a a type of Mimosa Hostilis Tempera. This type of pigment could be used on most typical stock artist quality paper or other high quality watercolor papers.
Here is a quick little pigment how-to:
Add a bit of very finely ground bark to shallow mixing bowl. Not too much, but not too little. My bark (as yours, I'm assuming
) is primarily used for other divine purposes. So I aim to make a little go along way.
Slowly add water to the bark. Aim towards a consistency between thick but watery still.
If you are going to use your pigment quickly, you can use a raw egg or two as your binding material. By using a raw egg, this is very traditional of early Italian tempera painters. However, white Elmer's glue will suffice as well.
Add glue/eggs as needed to "thicken" the paint. The more glue/egg, the thicker and bolder the pigment; however, more bark may be needed. By finding a soft ratio between water and binding agent, you can achieve a watercolor type pigment.
I will post some pics over the weekend of some small sketches using this Mimosa Bark technique as an experimental medium.
Peace.
So I have currently been tasked with an art assignment using traditional/non-traditional art mediums. And in stretching my imagination to possible experimental mediums, I thought of the brown-purplish hue of the Mimosa Hostilis to be extremely unique and exotic. I didn't find much online in terms of pigments, but I thought of way in which to make a a type of Mimosa Hostilis Tempera. This type of pigment could be used on most typical stock artist quality paper or other high quality watercolor papers.
Here is a quick little pigment how-to:
Add a bit of very finely ground bark to shallow mixing bowl. Not too much, but not too little. My bark (as yours, I'm assuming
) is primarily used for other divine purposes. So I aim to make a little go along way.Slowly add water to the bark. Aim towards a consistency between thick but watery still.
If you are going to use your pigment quickly, you can use a raw egg or two as your binding material. By using a raw egg, this is very traditional of early Italian tempera painters. However, white Elmer's glue will suffice as well.
Add glue/eggs as needed to "thicken" the paint. The more glue/egg, the thicker and bolder the pigment; however, more bark may be needed. By finding a soft ratio between water and binding agent, you can achieve a watercolor type pigment.
I will post some pics over the weekend of some small sketches using this Mimosa Bark technique as an experimental medium.
Peace.
