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I made all of the inks in this painting myself from natural ingredients.. More pics added
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:45 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:45 pm
I made all of the inks in this painting from berries, turmeric, and of all things, pennies.
Bonus points for who can tell me the minimum age of the pennies in the jar.
ETA updated OP with more malabar berry paintings.
This one is in progress: turmeric and malabar berry
"Lair of the Who Do There"
Purple ink extracted from Malabar Spinach berries from home garden
All I do is harvest the berries, squeeze out juice with a big garlic press, filter through cheesecloth, and put in jars with a couple drops isopropyl alcohol to preserve. Add gum arabic to thicken as desired. Shake well before use and refrigerate for storage.
Turmeric ink is very simple
.
The blue copper-vinegar watercolor seems to be darkening nicely over the past days. What was interesting was it turned my purple malabar ink into brown a couple minutes after painting over it, so it was simple to make the trees.
Bonus points for who can tell me the minimum age of the pennies in the jar.
ETA updated OP with more malabar berry paintings.
This one is in progress: turmeric and malabar berry
"Lair of the Who Do There"
Purple ink extracted from Malabar Spinach berries from home garden
All I do is harvest the berries, squeeze out juice with a big garlic press, filter through cheesecloth, and put in jars with a couple drops isopropyl alcohol to preserve. Add gum arabic to thicken as desired. Shake well before use and refrigerate for storage.
Turmeric ink is very simple
. The blue copper-vinegar watercolor seems to be darkening nicely over the past days. What was interesting was it turned my purple malabar ink into brown a couple minutes after painting over it, so it was simple to make the trees.
This post was edited on 1/16/23 at 10:39 am
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Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:46 pm to Misnomer
Damn dude. Super impressive
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:47 pm to Misnomer
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:50 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Thank ya 
I'm kinda obsessed with foraged inks lately.
ETA I learned this week that red cabbage makes a fantastic "ink" that is a natural litmus indicator, rapidly changing to many different brilliant colors when adding common household chemicals like vinegar, baking soda, or lemon juice.
I'm kinda obsessed with foraged inks lately.
ETA I learned this week that red cabbage makes a fantastic "ink" that is a natural litmus indicator, rapidly changing to many different brilliant colors when adding common household chemicals like vinegar, baking soda, or lemon juice.
This post was edited on 1/14/23 at 2:03 am
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:50 pm to Misnomer
Well, there you go, giving the vinegar secret away..
Delete this thread.
Delete this thread.
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 11:53 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:52 pm to Misnomer
Pennies stopped being mostly copper after 82??? So minimum age for them would be 40ish years?
Cool painting
Cool painting
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 11:55 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:53 pm to Misnomer
Pretty little bird you have there.
It looks like its head is about to fall off.
It looks like its head is about to fall off.
This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 11:54 pm
Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:56 pm to saint tiger225
I'll tighten that up. It's still kinda a work in progress. Posted on 1/12/23 at 11:57 pm to auggie
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Well, there you go, giving the vinegar secret away.. Delete this thread.
Why?
Posted on 1/13/23 at 12:00 am to Misnomer
You are one crafty dude.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 12:01 am to Misnomer
quote:
ETA I learned this week that red cabbage makes a fantastic "ink" that is a natural litmus indicator, rapidly changing to many different brilliant colors when adding common household chemicals like vinegar, baking soda, or lemon juice.
Yeah, beets work well for dye/ink also.
That's one way alot of eggs were originally dyed for Easter and how many still are for pickled eggs.
Coffee is another one I've heard used.
Royal Blue got its name cause Blue was hard to come by dye wise. Only royalty could afford it.
Not sure if they made it from copper back then or not.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 12:05 am
Posted on 1/13/23 at 12:03 am to Misnomer
That's awesome! Bob Ross would be really pleased with you.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 12:04 am to NATidefan
Kids love playing with the cabbage color changes in glass jars. I plan to dye eggs with red cabbage pigments this year for Easter.
You're correct about the penny age.
You're correct about the penny age.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 12:07 am to Misnomer
I save any penny that is 82 or older I come across.
Started doing so after my grand dad gave me a bunch of old coins.
I realized all the ones he saved were before they started taking the silver out.
Started doing so after my grand dad gave me a bunch of old coins.
I realized all the ones he saved were before they started taking the silver out.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 12:09 am to NATidefan
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save any penny that is 82 or older I come across.
Same. I collect coins as a hobby and can't resist keeping them, especially the pretty red ones that are still shiny. Quite a few from the 60's in circulation that still look great. Everyone who knows me is aware of my obsession with silver coin.
I only used my uglies to make this pigment. It turned out very well and even seems to be darkening over time.
This post was edited on 1/13/23 at 12:14 am
Posted on 1/13/23 at 3:34 am to Misnomer
I like it.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 3:57 am to NATidefan
quote:This reminds me of Tyrian/Royal Purple, which was made through a labor intensive process using sea snails which made it prohibitively expensive. Also, the wiki page for Tyrian Purple has a little section for Royal Blue saying it was also made from a type of marine snail.
Royal Blue got its name cause Blue was hard to come by dye wise. Only royalty could afford it.
Posted on 1/13/23 at 5:37 am to Misnomer
quote:
made all of the inks in this painting myself from natural ingredients.
Not gonna lie I was expecting period blood paint
Posted on 1/13/23 at 5:39 am to beerJeep
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beerJeep
Ms. Nom, you’re such a dynamo!
Posted on 1/13/23 at 6:13 am to Misnomer
A few Cajun I know still use red onion peels to dye Easter eggs.
Prost
Prost
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