I am washing two pigments right now. This is #1 Red rock. I maybe should have used an alum solution you mentioned in the video. I started it on Saturday and waited until yesterday (Wednesday) to pour off the water. I decided the water was clear enough or wasn’t going to get much clearer. I think it will still come out fine. The third picture was to show the interesting way it settled in one jar. I think I could have poured off more water so I know it needs to settle a lot. You can see the #2 Yellow in the background. It is settling, you can see the layers. I’m not going to rush it but I’m wondering how clear the water should get. How do you make the alum solution?

This rock was different than the first rock. It was harder and crunchier in the mortar. I’m curious what it’ll come out to be on paper but it looks like a nice gold crushed and the water is really golden yellow. Almost like LSU gold. Lol. 💜💛

I think my binder is good. The paint is a little gritty but did not smudge. I’m waiting for the pan to be really dry before I try rewetting it. It’s a nice brownish red. I did the muller for about 45 minutes. It was like making a roux and it looked like a roux too! It was fun and I’m ready to make another one. I just finished watching the pigment washing videos and I have plenty from this rock to try it out.

I'm near the end of documenting the module about drying and storing your washed pigments. This video may get uploaded by tomorrow evening if all goes to plan. As might have noticed, I'm off of my weekly Wednesday posting of the tutorials and am just getting them done and posted as I finish each step. This is working out to be more frequent posting than once a week, but it's still follow at your own pace, so shouldn't be a problem :D The washing and drying process takes up to a week to go from start to finish. And that's with a dehydrator speeding things along.

This is what I ended up with. Some of the colors look similar but they all are slightly different shades. I guess they could be mixed to get a bigger batch. Next I’ll make the binder and was thinking I would use the one I have the most of, the big red, to try making the rough paint.