Make Your Own Watercolour Paint

PART 1 - Historic EARTH and CHARCOAL Pigments

Tutor: Kat Allard

Full day course
Sunday 24th August
10-5pm with breaks

Small, in-person class

Max 6 participants (min 2)

Age 16+

$180. All materials and equipment provided.

This is a practical paint-making course that covers the technical aspects of making a watercolour paint, the practical and cultural considerations of pigments and testing your paint’s characteristics. Be prepared to mull your own paint by hand!

Part 1 is a full day course learning to first make watercolour binder then watercolour paints in English Red, Italian Yellow Ochre, Burnt Umber and Grape Seed Black.

At the end of the day you’ll:

- Have a travel tin of four hand-mulled watercolour paints

- Be able to create your own watercolour binder

- Know how to make your own watercolour paints from dry pigments

Please sign up by 18th August for class planning.

Continue on to Part 2 if you want to make more colours and learn a variety of processes to make your own pigments!