![]() two hundred years ago, all of the pigments that people used, came from minerals, plants, or metals, from organic and anorganic sources. The history of color pigments is quite fascinating and I enjoy reading about the origins of the paints we use today, since the names connected with certain colors show the stories and culture behind them, and can help to understand where they came from and how people used them. But essentially, the recipe for paint made with gum arabic is the same one like 1000 years ago – you take the yellow pieces of the dried gum arabic, mill them, add water, and stir in your pigments. For watercolor, this binder is gum arabic, a natural substance from acacia trees, some companies also use honey or glycerin to add viscosity to the paint. What watercolors are made of – Binder + PigmentĪll paints are made of pigments and some kind of binder to keep the pigments in one place and on the paper. Let’s take a look at how watercolor pigments and paints are made, and how you can learn to choose the right colors for your palette. ![]() Fortunately, they document what pigments go into the paint, and that means that you can use that information to choose specific pigments. ![]() Usually they don’t, and this is not only due to the specific paint formula, but it depends on which pigment the manufacturer chooses to include. Watercolor manufacturers pick the name on the tube mainly for marketing reasons, so you can never be sure if your Indian Yellow, Sap Green or even Quinacridone Magenta have the same characteristics when bought from different companies. One of the most important things I learned about painting is to choose by watercolor pigments, not just by names. ![]()
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