Paint recipes

You can apply gold leaf to this primer.

Wheat paste glue 1 to 1** with

• ​ gypsum (terra alba - raw gypsum - not plaster of Paris)

*I have been reading up on wall board mud and plaster.  10% Talc added to the mix in mud reduces cracking.  I think I might try talc in my next primer recipe.  

​**​Use a scale to be precise.

Gum Arabic:

This is a recipe I found on the internet.
“Ingredients. 

The ratio is 1 part gum to 2 parts water. Boil water (or use distilled water) and allow to cool to about 140° F (60° C) and then add the powdered gum, stirring to make sure there are no lumps. Continue warming the mixture at that temperature and stirring to dissolve the gum arabic completely.
Site: NaturalPigments.com”

Watercolor binder:

• 1 Tbsp gum Arabic (liquid as from above)
• 1 tsp glycerine
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 drop clove oil (preservative)

Watercolor paint:

combine:

• 1 1/2 Tbsp pigment
• 2/3 tsp wheat starch (filler to make a smooth texture)  [Wheat  starch  filler  -  2  Tbsp  wheat  starch  to  1  Tbsp  boiling  water  -  mix  until  smooth]
• ​1/2 tsp kaolin clay  (Optional  -  to  make  opaque  color)
• 1 tsp watercolor binder (add more binder as needed to make a good paste mix with the pigment)
  

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