Introducing four studio staples designed to help you customize the feel, texture, and performance of your paint.
Gum Arabic: -Make your own non-toxic, radiant and lightfast watercolor or gouache paint by mixing natural pigments with gum arabic (and honey or glycerin) -Both recipes included on the inside of the envelope -Made naturally from the hardened sap of acacia trees -Dissolves in water to make binder. -2oz, comes in biodegradable pouch in paper envelope
Limestone Powder: -Aka Calcium Carbonate -Has been used for centuries to extend or thicken oil paint -Use it to make gouache paint -Improves strength and opacity of egg tempera -Use it to make gesso -Also can be used to adjust paint quality (body, texture, opacity, matte-ness, etc.) -Recipes on the inside of the envelope -2oz, comes in biodegradable pouch in paper envelope
