Did you ever wonder where Van Gohg, Monet or Renoir picked out their paint tubes? Well, they didn’t. They bought pigments and elements such as grounded stones, plants and charred bones, mixed them up with binders and solvents and created paint.
There something awesome about mixing your own paint. Though it may be overwhelming to some, for me it’s a right of passage. After researching the matter for about 4 years, I decided to give it a go. Kremer is a great pigment company and it’s easy to use.
Mixing the paint to a ratio of 2 to 1, (one part pigment to two parts binder), mix it well and it’s done. Their kits are very generous and the pigments are very intense.
These kits are perfect for experimenting with color theory and color mixing. And the beauty of these is that you could turn them into watercolors, acrylics or oils. Or use them with just water.
Schmincke, has a watercolor binder too. The gouache binder, once mixed, can be dryed and revived with a little water. The Kremer kit comes with a acrylic binder.
If you are feeling brave, Kremer also has a 25 year anniversary kit with 25 pigments, linseed oil and oil paint medium. Though the bottles are smaller, it gives you are great sampler to get your color theory on!
I love these and hope you try them too!!
