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The Natural Pigment Handbook: A Maker’s Guide to the Art, Stories and Recipes for Creating Paint
Author(s): Lucy Mayes (Author)
- Publisher: David & Charles
- Publication Date: Nov. 4 2025
- Language: English
- Print length: 144 pages
- ISBN-10: 1446314812
- ISBN-13: 9781446314814
Book Description
A comprehensive reference that explores the history, evolution, creation, and application of pigment in the world of art and painting.
- The history and science are riveting; the recipes and techniques are alchemy; the added vision that can be added to an artist’s statement is unparalleled
- Join artist and pigment maker Lucy Mayes at work on location and in her studio with this vibrant, dynamic book: a tribute to her passion for the subject and desire to share its stories, riches, and recipes
- Discover the techniques and recipes to create colorful shades from everyday waste and even the rocks from your back yard
- Perfect for the growing trend of eco art materials and learning how to make paint to add greater narrative, purpose and meaning to your artwork
Welcome to the ancient and modern world of art and painting media.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Passionate about the craft of pigment making, I helped it receive endangered status on the Red List of Endangered Crafts 2023 produced by Heritage Crafts (see Useful Organizations). It is my hope that my book might contribute towards the craft’s progression and use. It is a snapshot of my experience as a pigment maker and artist and as such, it is deliciously incomplete, as I have much more to do and make. The material included here represents my education within an art university context in the Western Hemisphere, with a leaning towards pigment applications for oil painting techniques. The inclusion of pigment usage by other cultures is brief, although I hope that this will encourage further exploration and support of Indigenous knowledge.
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