From Plant to Pigment How to make vibrant inks and artists' materials from plants

A complete guide to extracting vivid pigments from plants - and making your own professional-grade paints with them. Natalie''s colours stand out from the usual plant-dye inks, which fade over time. In the book she demonstrates the fundamental technique of how to make a lake, which binds to the inks and makes pigments that are lasting and vivid. These, in turn, give you inks, watercolours and pastels from across the spectrum that are perfect to use for your own artistic endeavours.

Product details

• Authors: Natalie Stopka, Stopka Natalie
• Publisher: Skittledog
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 16.10.2025
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art
• EAN: 9781837760671
• ISBN: 978-1-83776-067-1
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions (packing): 18.2 x 23 x 2 cm
• Subjects: Wild, guide, Natural, Artist, Raw, Sustainability, Gouache, Beginner, Creative, History, Mix, Painting, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical, ART / Techniques / Color, Powder, Make, recipe, Drawing, INK, Plant, Art techniques & principles, materials, How-To, Colour, The Arts: techniques and principles, Dyestuffs, pigments and paint technology, based, friendly, Botanical chemistry, Sustainable pigments, dye, Organic pigments, environmentally, art from nature, sustainable art, foraged, homemade pastels, sustainable creativity, organic pigments for painting, foraging for pigments, green pigment production, botanical dyes, self-made pigments, eco-conscious artists, homemade ink, natural chalks, how to make paint, handmade pastels, eco art techniques, plant-based gouache, organic art materials, botanical color palettes, natural art materials, natural dyes for artists, ethical foraging, natural pigments for artists, backyard foraging, botanical pigments, eco-friendly painting techniques, plant-based painting, ecological art methods, natural art processes, lake pigments, outdoor foraging for art, botanical art supplies, creating art with plants, eco-friendly art supplies, nature-inspired pigments, plant-based watercolours, pigment-making, eco-conscious art supplies, plant paint recipes, natural inks, natural watercolor, DIY pigments, sustainable art practices, historical art techniques, botanical-inspired art, botanical art practices, plant pigment guide, plant-based paint, herbal paints, watercolor from plants