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Make Your Own Professional Quality Relief Ink with printmaker, Vanessa Jo Bahr! With just a few natural ingredients, you can create a completely non-toxic, archival and professional quality, oil-based printmaking...

Historically, artists primed their painting surfaces with a traditional gesso made with animal hide glues such as rabbit skin glue, clay and limestone powder. Besides being hard on the rabbit...

Meet Mayuko Fujino, a self-taught paper cutout and stencil artist originally from Japan, now residing in Hudson Valley, NY. Her art, inspired by local nature and birds, combines a Japanese...

Artists around the world are digging into the science and history behind earth pigments and natural art. One such artist is Heidi Gustafson, founder of Early Futures, an artistic research site with a...

With the release of our Natural Acrylik Paint, we are excited to offer the only natural and plant-based fabric paint that is permanent and water-resistant! After years of customer demand, you...

Make Your Own Natural, Oil-based Intaglio Ink with Printmaker, Vanessa Jo Bahr! With just 2 simple ingredients you can make a professional quality, archival, UV resistant intaglio ink! Ingredients: Earth...

Cover Photo by Sarah Rauber Natural Earth Paint founder Leah Fanning had the chance to chat with dancer-turned-printmaker Marjorie Morgan this month; we hope you enjoy Marjorie's tips, recipes, and stories as...

Thanks so much, Rachel, for taking the time to speak with us about your eco-friendly painting journey! Let's get started! Could you please tell us about how your first got...

Catalina Christensen, eco-artist and pigment collector from Columbia, shared her secrets on household hacks for pigment processing and paint making during the 2021 Pigments Revealed Symposium. We're sharing some of...

When an artist receives a startling diagnosis caused by their beloved conventional art supplies, one of two things happen; they're forced to quit doing what they love, or they're lucky...

Thank you so much, Morgan, for stopping by to chat with us about your amazing business, Open Hands Creative!For those in our audience you haven’t yet heard of your incredible...

Hi Kristen, thank you so much for chatting with us about your expressive and joyful creative practice! You describe yourself on your website as an “expressive art alchemist, author, designer,...

Thank you so much, Leslie, for chatting with us about your sustainable creative practice and awesome upcycled artwork! First, could you tell us about your professional background and how it...

Natural Earth Paint was featured in the 10th volume of the UPPERCASE Encyclopedia of Inspiration, all about making Art Supplies! This edition details the provenance, lore, and enduring appeal of...

This natural, non-toxic crayon recipe featuring our Earth & Mineral Pigments comes from guest artist, lindsey marie page.  "I wanted to come up with various projects that could be made using the...

All of our recipes to create your own art supplies break down into 2 main ingredients - pigments and binders. Creating your own art supplies can seem daunting and complicated...

Create a student-grade, oil-based, relief print-making ink with a few simple ingredients! Note: For professional grade relief ink, follow this recipe. Supplies:  Earth & Mineral Pigments Walnut Oil Gum Arabic Powder...

Where do our pigments originate from? Our pigments originate from all around the world! Here are the stories of three of our natural Earth & Mineral Pigments, Venetian Red, Yellow Ochre,...

Where do our pigments originate from? Our pigments originate from all around the world! Here are the stories of one of our natural Earth & Mineral Pigment, Venetian Red - also...

You can feel good about using acrylic paint with our first-of-its-kind, plant-based Natural Acrylik Medium. This product is made with naturally archival ingredients to provide a permanent, water-resistant and non-yellowing...

Thanks so much, Marghanita, for taking the time to speak with us about your artistic journey! Where did you grow up and how did this place influence you and your...

Aaron Glasson is an eco artist that we've always found truly inspiring on many levels. He is a New Zealand born Artist now based in the Mojave Desert. Since completing...

  Meet Ricky Lee Gordon Born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1984, Ricky Lee Gordon is an artist who creates natural landscapes using pigments and dyes found only in nature....

Stella incorporates natural materials into her work including a variety of Natural Earth Paint products: Refined Walnut Oil, Earth & Mineral Pigments, Eco-Solve, Natural Varnish, and Eco Gesso (see video at end of post). Thank you,...