Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks
Natural classification of vegetable and botanical dyes
A course by Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva) , Eco-Creative Studio
Joined December 2016
About the video: Natural classification of vegetable and botanical dyes
Overview
“It is time to learn the classification of natural pigments. Knowing it is important to know what colors you can get.”
In this video lesson Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva) addresses the topic: Natural classification of vegetable and botanical dyes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks. Learn to extract dyes from nature and develop your own collection of sustainable art materials.
Partial transcription of the video
“Natural classification of vegetable and botanical dyes In this lesson I will teach you the natural classification of botanical pigments. Knowing the classification of pigments is important to you so you know what colors you can get, since from some dye sources you can obtain more than one color. That means they provide you with more natural dyes. The first of the classification of pigments are flavonoids. You can extract these, for example, from the onion and you get colors like yellows, blues, reds, and oranges. The second in the classification are anthocyanins which are within the group o...”
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Course summary for: Creating Liquid Watercolors and Botanical Inks
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Arts & Crafts, Color Theory, DIY, Fine Arts, Painting, Watercolor Painting

Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva)
A course by Gina y Miguel (Tortolita Inventiva)
Gina Sanchez and Miguel Ubaldo are designers by trade, inquisitive by nature, and the creators of Tortolita Inventiva, a studio that produces ecological art supplies.
For them, research and investigation are a fundamental part of their lifestyle. They hand-make their own gadgets and art materials naturally, questioning the process, origin, and environmental impact of products that are currently on the market.
The pair have collaborated with artists such as Amarillo Pastel and Gimena Romero, and are also part of the Sin Plástico directory, Greenpeace, and the Latin American Sustainable directory.
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