MAKING PAINT: 104 COLORS (3 hours of art asmr)

I'm giving away these paints! More information below

✦ Choosing Keeping:
*These items were gifted to me & I did not receive monetary compensation or request to make a video.

✦ Giveaway Information !!
I will be giving away the two palettes that were shown at the end of this video! Go to my Instagram to check it outt

✦TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Unboxing Choosing Keeping
2:15 Grinding and Prepping Pigments
1:12:40 Making the Paints
3:13:40 Swatching

💧 Material List
🌿 Saiun-do Kyoto Nihonga Mineral 104 Pigment Set
🌿 acacia honey
🌿 glycerin
🌿 distilled water
🌿 glass Muller & glass palette
🌿 mortar and pestle

⭐ Q&A LIST BELOW:

💧 More info on the pigments?
🌿 these pigments are an exclusive collaboration between Choosing Keeping and a lovely pigment store called Saiun-do in Japan. I've talked about these pigments more extensively in my other recent videos as well.

💧Gloves & Respirator?
🌿 YES. I should 100000% be wearing gloves and a mask. If I wasn't filming I would have. However, the last time I wore gloves in a paintmaking video, the sound of the gloves were unpleasant to listen to to many people. I decided for the sake of the video to omit them. However, yes. Gloves are very necessary especially if you are not working with pigments specifically made for Nihonga paintings.

💧 Why add honey?
🌿 this step is optional but i prefer to add it since it gives the paints a nice texture. it will also preserve moisture.

💧 Filming Equipment?
🌿 Camera: Sony A7rIV
Lens: Sony - FE 24-105mm F4 G
Mic: Sennheiser MKE 600
Tripod: Slik Pro 500 DX

💧 Why don't the pigments fit back in after crushing them?
🌿 (Someone more knowledgeable, please correct me if I'm wrong) I'm assuming it's because the pigments were much more compact before being crushed. In its "rock" form, the powder is super compressed and tight which allows it to fit into the vials.

💧 Why make handmade paints rather than buying ones at the store?
🌿 It's kind of like cooking your own food. There are delicious meals you can buy from restaurants but food made from home is a different kind of delicious.

Any other questions?
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[PearFleur]

What was your favorite color?
Please leave any questions you have below, otherwise FAQ's are in the description box!

[arashi.nakamura]

I truly love how you just follow the joy in your art practices, no matter the medium or form they come in. You are an inspiration ❤️

[crystalglass]

It's really crazy to imagine you making all this paint while filming all these various shots and angles on top of being a full time student.

[arthistorynerd]

Start of pigment mixing: 1:13:33
Most preferred colors:
1:18:45 like velvet dark red
1:21:11 play with light - unreal red
1:32:30 beautiful orange yellow pigment
1:35:50 vibrant yellow
1:39:05 vibrant pink
1:40:27 beautiful dark petrol
Also consider the green after that
1:46:08 another beautiful petrol
Greens till 1:47:47
Afterwards a vibrant blue
1:53:44 another blue

[Hobgoblinz]

The way they matched the wrapping papers to the colors inside 😭😭😭😭 its so beautiful

[funmisoroye]

I cannot fathom how much time it must have taken you not only to make all the paint but to film and then edit everything!! Great video as always :)

[jackson]

Literally the only channel in which there can be a 3h video that I will sit through and enjoy EVERY SECOND! 😍

[softandcosy]

3 hours of pearfleur!!! 😭💗💗 the art gods have answered

[spider_kite]

Such artistry! From the camera work, to the paint work! Every second is amazing!

[Legendofmudkip]

The sound of tapping on the plastic tubes to get the last of the paint dust out is one of my favorite sounds.
To hear it many times in a video was wonderful 💛

[moons-sun]

The patience you have is incredible! you are so delicate and calm and deliberate with how you treat the paint (and other projects), it's so relaxing :)

[mbae]

The hours of editing this alone. Thank you pearfleur for always delivering!

[ziraffen]

Oh my goodness, I thought the giveaway was about pre-made palettes, but you actually made them yourself! My heart! And the cause/fundraiser is everything! <3 This is lovely in so many ways!

[rin-cmlu]

i've been struggling to find something that'll satisfy my adhd brain just enough so it won't be distracting while i draw and this is perfect. super calming!! thank you so much for 3 hours of this 😭!

[ssophie_]

BRO! I fell asleep with my iPad on and this was playing all night (it was recommending more vids of hers)

[Lacroix]

Not gunna lie, this is so mesmerizing that I wouldn’t minded of watching the whole uncut version of it all! I’ve watched it 3x and still not finished it all the way through yet because I fell asleep to it, because I found it was so relaxing!
I can only imagine how long this took with so many colors as well as trying to get the different angles shots! It takes me so long just to get through ONE color and get the right consistency! Some of these colors are absolutely gorgeous!! A few of them surprised me how they turned out!
And I’ve heard nothing but great reviews of Choosing Keeping that one day love to be able to check it out for myself in person!
One more thing-you’re very brave for wearing white while making paint! 😂 there were a few time I thought “there’s no way she’s not going to eventually drag that sleeve across that slab!” 🤣🤣

[John_Krone]

Fascinating, you have made the color making an art on its own. No idea this channel existed. YouTube algorithm finally allowed me to know about it. Subscribed!

[chocodayo]

I love how differently colored pigments make different sounds when crushed. My favorite sounds were the blues and the greens♡

[lid]

Added this video to "my favourites" long time ago, and now watch it from time to time when i feel like i need some beauty and calmness to my eyes and ears and my brain in general. You are truly amazing and hardworking and creative. Thank you)

[stardresser]

The precision, the fastidious attention to detail, the amount of time this must have taken...sooo impressive, so thoughtful, so inspiring!