Foliage greens: handmade watercolour set of 4 green leaf hues ideal for plants/botanical art, made with vegan watercolor binder, 3 pan sizes
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Materials: gum arabic, vegetable glycerine, pigment, pigments, sugar syrup, essential oils, clove oil, tea tree oil, nerolina oil
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Items can be wrapped in moth-patterned wrapping paper (that I buy from other Etsy sellers) or acid-free tissue paper bound with paper tape & wax seal.
Seller's description
Foliage greens: a 4 colour set of greens designed for botanical painting. Handmade vegan watercolour paint in 3 pan sizes. *PLEASE NOTE - US CUSTOMERS: UK to US tariffs & fees are now included in the price you see. If buying more than 1 item, contact me via Etsy messaging and I can set up a custom listing for you to combine shipping, else I'll make a shipping overage refund.*. Comes in plain tin, upgrade to hand-swatched tin available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1887040162/add-on-item-hand-painted-swatched-lid
The colours in this set are:
- Sap green: a natural leafy green, and my tribute to the historical dye made from buckthorn berries
- Fritillary leaf: made for glaucous foliage like fritillaries, also great for lichens
- Golden green: for yellow-leaved plants, grass stems, and acid green flowers
- Marsh moss: for when you need a deep dark mossy colour, great for seaweeds and lichens too
Pigments in these colours are: PG36, PY154, PR102, PG23, PB29, PY43, Hampshire chalk, and light grey slate. Comes with a plain tin included, to upgrade to a tin with a hand-painted swatch on the lid, add this item to your order: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1887040162/add-on-item-hand-painted-swatched-lid (see both tin types in the listing images.)
The binder for my paints contains; gum arabic (binding agent), vegetable glycerine (humectant), agave syrup and/or baker's glucose syrup (helps prevent cracking), and clove, tea tree and nerolina oils (preservative to prevent growth of fungi/etc.)
This handmade watercolour paint comes in standard watercolour pan sizes - half (2mL), quarter (1mL), and eighth (0.5mL). Each pan is wrapped in non-stick paper. Pans are made from biodegradable plastic (PLA) & printed by me on a Bambu 3D printer. You can order pans for your own paint-making projects here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1829808585/empty-watercolour-pans-marble-colour, and contact me via Etsy messaging for custom paint sets and zine + paint bundles. *US CUSTOMERS: tariffs are now included in the item price you see, but if you’re interested in buying more than 1 item you can still contact me via Etsy messaging and I can set up a custom listing for you to combine shipping (or make you a custom order!)*
* Please use my paints sensibly - these paints should only be used for artwork on paper or similar substrates, they are absolutely NOT edible or wearable, and should not be used on food or skin. You know the drill, friends.
* To find out more about what colours are new or being restocked here soon, go to: https://mothsinahumansuit.uk/whats-cooking
*To find out about upcoming workshops/art fairs and get shop news, join my mailing list at https://mailchi.mp/20162032d876/lycomorpha-mailing-list
More information about my paint, binder ingredients, and pigments are detailed below. Drop me a line via Etsy if you need any more info about pigments or ingredients I use. Thanks for looking!
About my paint-making journey
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I started exploring pigments as part of my SciArt research into botanical art and historic colours. Pretty soon I'd fallen down the rabbit hole and began making paints and pigments myself - but please be aware I don't make huge amounts. I’m part of online SciArt communities, and I’m disabled and proud - find me @Lycomorpha on social if you want to chat about pigments and SciArt, or being a disabled maker/studio adaptions. I hope you'll enjoy these paints as much as I enjoyed making them, because I am in love with the process.
About my handmade paints
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Pigments
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These paints are made from natural soil/mineral pigments (e.g. ochres, slates, marls) or are human-made pigments that achieve brighter colours (e.g. ultramarines, phthalos, quinacridone pigments.) The word 'natural' is not a synonym for 'ethical', 'safe', or 'good'. So I use human-made pigments as well as earths, especially if I have ethical issues with the production/mining of a natural pigment. I take care over where I source my synthetic human-made pigments and buy them from UK & EU suppliers that meet high standards of safety & sourcing.
About handmade pigments:
Shales, chalks, some of the ochres, marls, and clays were collected by me (with permission, or from my own garden) then ground and dried before being used as pigments. A couple of pigments are former educational geology specimens which I'm giving a second life as paint. If you’re interested in how I make pigments, I have some blog posts at https://mothsinahumansuit.uk.
I also buy and trade natural pigments with fellow pigment-makers and artists around the world. Clearwell ochres come from Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean, UK, where ochre has been mined since pre-Roman times, and where one freeminer still extracts these amazingly beautiful pigments by hand today. Find out more at https://clearwellcaves.com. A couple of my vivianite pigments come from another maker on Etsy who was recommended to me by indigenous artists from Australia; find them here as Demon’s Bluff Gems. Almagre red earth comes from TpotDesign here on Etsy too - check out her pigments and watercolours.
Binder
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My watercolour binder contains: water, gum arabic (the binding agent), vegetable glycerine (a humectant that stops the paint drying out too much and helps rewetting), agave syrup &/or baker's glucose syrup (sugar is a plasticiser that helps prevent cracking), and tea tree, nerolina, & clove essential oils (preservative oils that help stop the paint going off.)
Pls remember: my paint is only for use on paper or similar. Seriously. It’s not wearable or edible, and neither is the binder.
Making paint
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- Pigments are mixed with the liquid binder which they’re ground into using a glass muller and plate. For some synthetic pigments, e.g. nickel azo yellow, I use rubbing alcohol (AKA isopropanol, IPA) as a wetting agent to help the pigment mix with the binder. This evaporates during the process of making and drying the paint.
- Pans are filled in 3-6 layers, giving each time to dry, so that pans are filled with as much paint as possible. Small cracks and bubbles may still occur as these paints are entirely handmade
- Paints may remain slightly tacky, especially for thirstier pigments (watercolour binder contains syrup and vegetable glycerine, which makes the paint easier to re-wet and helps prevent cracking.)
- Individual biodegradable PLA pans are packaged in non-stick paper, and each has a mag-sticker on so it can be stored in a tin. The magnets can be peeled off and reused.
- My watercolours are ideal for painting on their own or under-painting drawings. Use as you would any other watercolour, bearing in mind hand-mulled paints may take a little longer to re-wet than commercially milled paint, and each has its own unique properties and texture (especially the earth pigments.)
Just a final reminder. Please use my paints sensibly - these paints should only be used for artwork on paper or similar substrates, they are not edible or wearable. They should not be used on food or skin. Thanks again, friends. <3
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Cost to ship$19.67 to United States, 43215.
Reviews for this item
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5 ***** service ,I'm delighted & can't wait to use them probably in a mixed media piece ,maybe even using a bit of gum Arabic and stencilling,with them directly into one of my gel printing plates..I've desperately been after a really good olive green & loved the one included in this set on the search for a real Turkish turquoise & assorted yellows a REAL cobalt blue ..the other thing I'm aft?? I was really impressed by your kind inclusion of little pait dots and the heart sticker is decorating my tin .One thing if it's ok to say ,try doing your paint dots on anything but paper ,waxed baking paper or that shiny plastic coated mirror card ..Not sure if my dots had dried out but adding water on two of them produced nothing other than the paper they were on disintegrating & sandy.So grateful lovely seller ,will be back again xx🤗
Response from Lycomorpha Moths
Thanks so much for your lovely review & helpful feedback! Next time I make dots I will try out some different types of card :D
An awesome seller and a beautiful product. Lovely pigments , a very generously loaded pan, pans labelled ( amazing!) and a magnetic strip on the bottom of the pan ( a revelation that i will add to my others!). The tins are quality and the lovely free stickers used to decorate them. All round brilliant such a pity postage and tax so high to me in New Zealand- but its definitely worth it. Thank you😍
Beautiful colors that are gorgeous in combination, well desinged palette! The colors are easy wetable, amazing to work with! This wasn't my first order and won't be the last for sure! The seller sent me a bigger pan size by accident and was so lovely as I can keep it! Amazing and kind customer service.
I bought this set for a colour that wasn’t available as a single but I like them all - even the sap green which would normally be too bright for me is a good version of the colour.
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Foliage greens: a 4 colour set of greens designed for botanical painting. Handmade vegan watercolour paint in 3 pan sizes. *PLEASE NOTE - US CUSTOMERS: UK to US tariffs & fees are now included in the price you see. If buying more than 1 item, contact me via Etsy messaging and I can set up a custom listing for you to combine shipping, else I'll make a shipping overage refund.*. Comes in plain tin, upgrade to hand-swatched tin available here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1887040162/add-on-item-hand-painted-swatched-lid
The colours in this set are:
- Sap green: a natural leafy green, and my tribute to the historical dye made from buckthorn berries
- Fritillary leaf: made for glaucous foliage like fritillaries, also great for lichens
- Golden green: for yellow-leaved plants, grass stems, and acid green flowers
- Marsh moss: for when you need a deep dark mossy colour, great for seaweeds and lichens too
Pigments in these colours are: PG36, PY154, PR102, PG23, PB29, PY43, Hampshire chalk, and light grey slate. Comes with a plain tin included, to upgrade to a tin with a hand-painted swatch on the lid, add this item to your order: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1887040162/add-on-item-hand-painted-swatched-lid (see both tin types in the listing images.)
The binder for my paints contains; gum arabic (binding agent), vegetable glycerine (humectant), agave syrup and/or baker's glucose syrup (helps prevent cracking), and clove, tea tree and nerolina oils (preservative to prevent growth of fungi/etc.)
This handmade watercolour paint comes in standard watercolour pan sizes - half (2mL), quarter (1mL), and eighth (0.5mL). Each pan is wrapped in non-stick paper. Pans are made from biodegradable plastic (PLA) & printed by me on a Bambu 3D printer. You can order pans for your own paint-making projects here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1829808585/empty-watercolour-pans-marble-colour, and contact me via Etsy messaging for custom paint sets and zine + paint bundles. *US CUSTOMERS: tariffs are now included in the item price you see, but if you’re interested in buying more than 1 item you can still contact me via Etsy messaging and I can set up a custom listing for you to combine shipping (or make you a custom order!)*
* Please use my paints sensibly - these paints should only be used for artwork on paper or similar substrates, they are absolutely NOT edible or wearable, and should not be used on food or skin. You know the drill, friends.
* To find out more about what colours are new or being restocked here soon, go to: https://mothsinahumansuit.uk/whats-cooking
*To find out about upcoming workshops/art fairs and get shop news, join my mailing list at https://mailchi.mp/20162032d876/lycomorpha-mailing-list
More information about my paint, binder ingredients, and pigments are detailed below. Drop me a line via Etsy if you need any more info about pigments or ingredients I use. Thanks for looking!
About my paint-making journey
------------------------------------------
I started exploring pigments as part of my SciArt research into botanical art and historic colours. Pretty soon I'd fallen down the rabbit hole and began making paints and pigments myself - but please be aware I don't make huge amounts. I’m part of online SciArt communities, and I’m disabled and proud - find me @Lycomorpha on social if you want to chat about pigments and SciArt, or being a disabled maker/studio adaptions. I hope you'll enjoy these paints as much as I enjoyed making them, because I am in love with the process.
About my handmade paints
------------------------------------------
Pigments
------------------------------------------
These paints are made from natural soil/mineral pigments (e.g. ochres, slates, marls) or are human-made pigments that achieve brighter colours (e.g. ultramarines, phthalos, quinacridone pigments.) The word 'natural' is not a synonym for 'ethical', 'safe', or 'good'. So I use human-made pigments as well as earths, especially if I have ethical issues with the production/mining of a natural pigment. I take care over where I source my synthetic human-made pigments and buy them from UK & EU suppliers that meet high standards of safety & sourcing.
About handmade pigments:
Shales, chalks, some of the ochres, marls, and clays were collected by me (with permission, or from my own garden) then ground and dried before being used as pigments. A couple of pigments are former educational geology specimens which I'm giving a second life as paint. If you’re interested in how I make pigments, I have some blog posts at https://mothsinahumansuit.uk.
I also buy and trade natural pigments with fellow pigment-makers and artists around the world. Clearwell ochres come from Clearwell Caves in the Forest of Dean, UK, where ochre has been mined since pre-Roman times, and where one freeminer still extracts these amazingly beautiful pigments by hand today. Find out more at https://clearwellcaves.com. A couple of my vivianite pigments come from another maker on Etsy who was recommended to me by indigenous artists from Australia; find them here as Demon’s Bluff Gems. Almagre red earth comes from TpotDesign here on Etsy too - check out her pigments and watercolours.
Binder
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My watercolour binder contains: water, gum arabic (the binding agent), vegetable glycerine (a humectant that stops the paint drying out too much and helps rewetting), agave syrup &/or baker's glucose syrup (sugar is a plasticiser that helps prevent cracking), and tea tree, nerolina, & clove essential oils (preservative oils that help stop the paint going off.)
Pls remember: my paint is only for use on paper or similar. Seriously. It’s not wearable or edible, and neither is the binder.
Making paint
------------------------------------------
- Pigments are mixed with the liquid binder which they’re ground into using a glass muller and plate. For some synthetic pigments, e.g. nickel azo yellow, I use rubbing alcohol (AKA isopropanol, IPA) as a wetting agent to help the pigment mix with the binder. This evaporates during the process of making and drying the paint.
- Pans are filled in 3-6 layers, giving each time to dry, so that pans are filled with as much paint as possible. Small cracks and bubbles may still occur as these paints are entirely handmade
- Paints may remain slightly tacky, especially for thirstier pigments (watercolour binder contains syrup and vegetable glycerine, which makes the paint easier to re-wet and helps prevent cracking.)
- Individual biodegradable PLA pans are packaged in non-stick paper, and each has a mag-sticker on so it can be stored in a tin. The magnets can be peeled off and reused.
- My watercolours are ideal for painting on their own or under-painting drawings. Use as you would any other watercolour, bearing in mind hand-mulled paints may take a little longer to re-wet than commercially milled paint, and each has its own unique properties and texture (especially the earth pigments.)
Just a final reminder. Please use my paints sensibly - these paints should only be used for artwork on paper or similar substrates, they are not edible or wearable. They should not be used on food or skin. Thanks again, friends. <3
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Items can be wrapped in moth-patterned wrapping paper (that I buy from other Etsy sellers) or acid-free tissue paper bound with paper tape & wax seal.
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