I was painting with standard fluid acrylics and mediums. Even though I’m an environmentalist and had dreamed about painting with natural paint , I was worried they would be too expensive and difficult to obtain. But when my hand broke out with burns and welts from the chemicals, I knew it was time to make the change. I use Natural Earth acrylik medium to both thin and extend paints and to mix my own acrylic paint using powdered pigment. And so far, I am loving the effect; and I feel good about the nontoxic element as well.