Natural Plant Based Lake Pigment Powders Oil Paint This silk scarf is handwoven

This silk scarf is handwoven using a variety of silk yarns and hand dyed with Madder Red Plus

For protein fibers

Cochineal Extract Powder comes from a tiny scale insect that lives exclusively on the Nopal Cactus

Dyed with natural indigo

Natural Plant Based Lake Pigment Powders Oil Paint This silk scarf is handwovenThese natural plant based lake pigments can be used to make artist's paints including watercolor, oil, egg tempera, gouache, and acrylic, as well as inks, printing paste, and pastels. The lake pigments are handcrafted, and many use plants from my dye garden. They are hand ground to a fine powder. Each lake pigment has different characteristics opacity, granulation, and tinting strength. Each pigment will require different amounts of binder to create