[Woodcarver] Pigment

[Ivan Whillock]

Dry Pigments

One can purchase pigments in a powder form which can be mixed with any base, water, oil, or shellac.  You can also rub the colors into the pores of the wood--more often onto terra cotta--and hold it in place with a top coat of sealer or wax.  The powder form has some disadvantages because it flies around, being ground so fine.    However, dry pigment also gives you some fun options--grading one color into another or sprinkling color into wet paint and blending it on the surface to create a marbled effect, etc.

Universal Pigments

Universal pigments come in a thick liquid, thin paste form,  made without a binder and can also be mixed with water, oil, or shellac.   One uses universal pigments in a myriad of ways--mixing them into a neutral paint or stain base, adding them to varnishes or stains, toning paint, etc.  I have used both and continue to do so, both in finishing wood carvings and other sculpture, and use it to add coloring to casting materials.  You can add either the dry or the universal colors to glue, epoxy, wax,--you are limited only by your imagination and your willingness to experiment.  Because they are pure pigments, a little bit goes a long way.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Howard 
  To: [Woodcarver] 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:14 AM
  Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Pigment


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    Joe,

    Thanks for reply. The pigment I am speaking of is what can be bought at any Hardware where they mix paint, its a very concentrated liquid that from my understanding can be mixed in water or oil based paint.
  Chris Howard
  chrishowardstudio.com
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    From: Joe Dillett 
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    Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 8:50 AM
    Subject: Re: [Woodcarver] Pigment


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     Has anyone used or know about pure paint pigment, to mix to use on carvings. I am thinking about experimenting a little, its easy to get and cheap plus great colors.
    Chris Howard
    chrishowardstudio.com
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    Hi Chris,

    Are you talking about powered pigment? I've never worked with that.

    The closest I've worked with pure pigment is soft pastels. My understanding is that a soft pastel is largely paint pigment with just enough binders to hold the stick together.

    Joe Dillett
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