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The Joy Of Making Watercolors
The idea of making paints maybe daunting, but it should be noted that most artists before the twentieth century mixed their own paints. It's just most people have forgotten the art of mixing paints because we often see art materials packed and and ready-to-use. The act of creating your own paints is actually pretty easy Ð even more so where watercolors are concerned. Another plus is that we're making the children's version Ð mixing a batch of watercolors for professional use is much more involved process.
First, you'll have to get together some basic ingredients. You'll need the following:
• 3 tbsp baking soda
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• 3 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 1/2 tsp light corn syrup
• food coloring
Note that the measurements can be doubled or tripled depending on how many people will be using the watercolor. This should be enough for a small group of four, but for larger groups add a bit more.
By the way, the corn syrup is the binder, the substance that will keep your pigments together, for your watercolor so its pretty important. You might not be able to come up with corn syrup; the easy substitute is to make your own glucose syrup. Sounds difficult but Òglucose syrupÓ is just a fancy name for a sugar solution. To make it, just boil two cups of sugar in a cup of water. Mix it well until you have a clear solution. Now that you have your binder, it's time to start.
First of all, mix the vinegar and baking soda together in a small bowl. It will start to foam, but that's a natural reaction so you just keep mixing. When the foaming has died down, it's time to add the cornstarch and your syrup, whether it be corn or glucose, to the mix. Keep on mixing until you get a smooth consistency to the mix. This will be your base.
Now that you're got your base, it's time to create your color sets. Get several bottle caps or small containers of similar size and pour in the base. After you've used up all the clear base, you just add food coloring to them. Be generous with your application Ð the color needs to spread well so this means you also have to stir a bit. When you're done, there's only one step left; put the caps in a cool dry place so that they can dry. By morning, you'll have a dry set of watercolors ready for use!
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