Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks
|
Learn to extract dyes from nature and develop your own collection of sustainable art materials
For the creators of Tortolita Inventiva, Gina Sanchez and Miguel Ubaldo, art and sustainability go hand in hand. From their studio, they produce ecological art materials using traditional and sustainable methods. They have collaborated with big names like Amarillo Pastel and Gimena Romero.
In this online course, they teach you how to extract colors from nature using environmentally friendly processes. Learn to make your own watercolors and inks that are naturally derived from dye plants, ignite your curiosity, and create a direct link with nature. Discover the origin of materials and colors to open up a whole new world of creative possibilities!
Start the course by hearing Gina Sanchez and Miguel Ubaldo talk a little about themselves, their influences, and why they decided to set up Tortolita Inventiva.
Then, discover the basics of sustainable art, as well as the plants and pigment sources that you can collect to make your watercolor dye collection. Miguel shows you what tools to use and the importance of using a logbook.
Time to get to work! Gina introduces you to the traditional processes for extracting the dyes, cooking, and grinding. Next, take a look at the maceration procedure, first in water, then in alcohol.
Now you have your paints, play around with and transform the tones using modifiers to get a wide-ranging color palette and learn how to preserve them, before experimenting with the textures and finishes.
User Reviews
Be the first to review “Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks”
You must be logged in to post a review.
There are no reviews yet.