Making watercolor & gouache paint out of pigment, tutorial

SAVE MONEY make your own paint it's easy as I show you how to make watercolor & gouache paint out of pigment
learn to Beginners Acrylic Painting its easy to follow in acrylics let #CLIVE5ART show you step by step how an easy fun decorative art project

Paints used in this Lesson:
Winsor & Newton 120ml Galeria Acrylic Paint

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[redcar]

Thanks Clive! I’ve just started with gouache and I’ve got through Zinc White like nobody’s business. This will enable me to continue with a medium that I’m rapidly coming to love.

[stevendarn]

Great video, i have been painting about 4 years now, and never thought of making my own i use water colour all the time to sketch out doors the easiest paint to travel with, oil is messy to pack up acrylic dries and wrecks brushes the one thing i do not think you can go too cheap on. the opasity of your paint is lovely covered that dark back ground.

[LindahsArtHouse]

Wow! Thank you.. I just loved this ! I never knew it was so easy to make ourselves.

[LadyVashjwoa]

Hi Clive! Thank you so much for sharing this important information! I have a very tight budget and can hardly afford any paints. The problem is, that I like acrylics, watercolours and gouache paints. Therefore I already limited myself to eight colours and mix everything else myself. Knowing now, that you can make watercolours, gouache and acrylic paints for a mere fraction of the price the art store sells it at, I am shocked. I already mixed my own gesso for two years now ( thanks to your tutorial!) And it is way better than the stuff I can pick up at my local art store. I will definetely try to make my own paint.

[doctorwhofanxD]

Hi this is amazing! I have a quick q, can i just add some chalk to my watercolour (branded) and it will become gouache?

[bkr]

This is such a great video. I've been wondering how to make gouache. Can we also add chalk to ready made watercolor to turn it into gouache?

[iladybug]

I am going to buy your paint as I love the true pigment. Makes for a more beautiful painting

[sapetuco]

Thanks a lot for this useful video. I wanna try to do my own paint 👍👍

[thcrtn]

Thank you so very much! Im going to try to play with natural pigments either stain the water or make the fine poweder.

[mistyfrederickson]

I have a lot of resin pigment paste. Do you happen to know what I would need to make it into a liquid watercolor? Tia

[VOKTAA]

Anyone live in the US? Can you recommend a good place to order pigments??

[tristanspear]

That's awesome thanks for this information

[KevinsCaninesAndAquatics]

Could you do a video or give me your thoughts of what the pros and cons of buying vs making watercolors?

[jenartmom]

Ive heard vegetable Glycerin should be added but how much for that amount for paint you did in this video... and why should Glycerin be
added

[judibooher]

How can you keep it from cracking over time, can it be sealed as you would acrylics?

[ewianart]

Nice video. Wondering what surfaces you are working on?

[wandrews]

Hi. first of all, I wanted to thank you for putting closed captions for us, deaf, hard of hearing, hearing loss and veterans. I’m wondering if those watercolors have high lightfastness?

[KevinsCaninesAndAquatics]

You used a mask and gloves do you need them after you make it? I am just curious because you made sure to say that you need a mask and gloves but after mixing the pigment and making the watercolors and gouache do you still need them?

[pmnirmal]

Sir, I see various types of pigments available on online web commerce sites. Can you please advise on which particular type of pigments we should use? I am from India. But I couldn't find any vendors for small quantity of pigments!

[GodzillaGoesGaga]

Can you use magnesium carbonate instead of calcium carbonate. Magnesium carbonate is gym chalk and it's really cheap.