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bunch of watercolors I’ve made over the year(s?) probably would’ve made more but don’t have the money for fancy pigments I’m interested in 💔

The start of a zine on how to make paint ! Excited to share it w yall

Tested out my oil paints and it seems like I need to add white for opacity and/or mull a bit more bc it’s a bit transparent but good to know!!! This is a small little canvas and I only had big paintbrushes so it’s a messy little practice but I love the monotone!

Made some sketches last night … #paintmaking #painting #paintings #sketch #sketchbook #dailysketch https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnbc1WxIfd6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Thanks so much for all the support so far!! We’re at 11% already!💙 I think adding a spectrometer to my paint making tools would be a very exciting new step. Not only for getting to know the pigments better and how they behave on their own but also for sharing the spectral reflectance readings it gives and being able to explain why pigments behave that way! Check out the Highlight on my profile: Spectromer, where I’m trying to explain it 😅 I use spectral curves to explain it in my stories; Reflectance curves would actually be the correct name for those. 
 There were some questions about what spectral readings would add to you, the customer, fellow paint maker or follower of my Instagram. 🔘Experimenting with pigments can go in a much more controlled, recorded way. 🔘Qualities of natural/mineral pigments can be easily tested. 🔘It adds to the knowledge we have and/or want about pigments in general. For example, YInMn can be optically mixed with PB29 and PB28, but the UV reflectance properties that make YInMn unique can’t be replicated in such a way. 🔘It’ll give me the possibility to make an open spectral reflectance library of pigments for everyone to use. 🔘Explaining the behavior of surprising mixes by comparing the reflectance curves of each used pigment. 🔘And possible other things we can discover as a community, together! I’ve read this about reflectance curves online: 
‘’Many single pigments and pigment mixtures can be identified by their spectrophotometer curves. Reflectance curves are like fingerprints. Each chemical variety of a pigment or dye has its own specific spectrophotometric fingerprint.’’

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‘’The additional optical properties of a colored pigment, for example, include its behavior when mixed. To understand these better, one must look at its reflectance properties. Reflectance curves show exactly the level of reflectance provided by the color pigment.’’ Though this information isn’t available to the public… Let’s change that! #kofi @kofi_button #spectrometer #paintmaking #pigments #handmadepaint #artsupplies #handmadeartsupplies #science #art #colors #handmadewatercolors #donate (bij Dirty Blue) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd5SCU3L2KZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=