Thank you so much for a great tutorial. I have been sending good energy your way for the last week or so. You always say how much you have missed us - we miss you so much, you are such an inspiration to us rock painters! Thank you and take your time getting better. Don’t push yourself too hard, we will all be here waiting whenever you are ready. This VID is a bugger. 😊
I’m so sorry you have been so sick! Glad you’re on the mend now. I was concerned about you as it had been way too long since you posted anything! Keep taking good care of yourself.
If you ever come across a. Flexible dental spatula get it & try that for mixing & mix on glass. See if you like it & if it mixes better for you. That spatula is like night & day. Just a suggestion for you. ✌️
This video and tutorial is extremely appreciated by many, am sure! I would assume that learning the secrets in how to choose the pigments is just as valuable/important in the process as learning how to make the binder(?) Just a thought/suggestion: You say purchasing the pigments is not a cheap proposition (especially for us lay people that are only going to make one small batch of the occasional color of paint since just a tiny pan lasts a long time and goes a long way.) Anyway, Iuili seems to have a corner on the market as having the best pigments and the largestest array to choose from...but she also has a price tag.... Perhaps you could continue to get your pigments there, but instead of only making paint from that particular purchased supply....you could also break the pigments into small packets that you sale. It would be a win-win scenario for everyone! It would make that particular pigment available to those that otherwise couldn't afford or need that large quantity, and you'd get the amount you needed as well as help recoup some of the cost. (Heck, it might even make it where you could even lower the cost. I know being on Disability, I can't afford the typical starting price of $30 $40 for a very small bundle on Etsy. (I've never caught your store with any available, so I don't know what you charge) But again, you could make it a win-win situation. Lower cost for your customers. And lower cost in your store... would yield a lot more sells....equalling more money for you in the long run. Just a thought, for you to ponder ☺
I am so happy you and yours have made it thru and are healing!!! Let your light shine I am blessed to have you in my life here!! Prayers always going up. .
I am so glad you are all better!! How did you guys get the sickness?!?! You have been so careful!! 😞 I have been there quite a lot lately as well..my kids were sick with the flu and gave it to us..that was two weeks, then the week after my husband had a heart attack and was in the hospital and now I'm in here.. because I'm still getting sick from when I was sick..so it's been three 1/2 weeks of 🤮 so who knows..I hope y'all keep on the mend. Thank you for showing this, I'm gonna try it when I get home. The daffodils are beautiful as well!! You are amazing. 😁💗
Your videos are changing my life. I just received my Treasure gold paint and watercolors. Practice, practice, practice! I appreciate you and all this time you spend helping us all get better at art. ❤
So glad that you and your family are feeling better. Thank you Rachel, I appreciate the effort and the time you put into making the tutorials and I'm looking forward to see them again, I missed them!! 🧡 🙏🏻
You sound so much better! When you were mixing that beautiful brown bronze color, I am hit with an overwhelming urge to make brownies!!!!! Lol👍🥰😜 Thankyou for sharing your time and talent as always ❤
I think I would store these paints in plastic ice cube tray. They would be easy to cut up into little individual color containers. Bet I can find them for next to nothing at the thrift stores. Your work is ...wonderful. Thanks so much!
You are so generous and giving. I love your tutorials (especially the giggles and banter) You share how to paint, diy brushes, resin coat and use moulds. Now instead of selling your paint (and making a killing as some have done, selling them at blistering prices) Here you are sharing how to make it. I live in the UK and like others worldwide money is tight. Like many worldwide money is tight but crafting and art helps keep depression at bay. God bless you and your family. You probably don't appreciate how much give us. I'm sorry for such a long rant but I have wanted to tell you this all the more so when trolls get their nasty little barbs in. You don't like the content? Then switch over to another channel. Why make rude remarks? Anyway thank you. Rachel's Rocks ROCKS! 🤩
So glad you’re feeling better now Rachel 💗 thank you for sharing your wonderful recipe. I’m in the Republic of Ireland and usually buy pigments from online suppliers of resin also Amazon. Lots of love 💗
Try Mad Micas web site, if you have not already. I noticed that Iuili has some paints made with their pigments. On Black Friday, they had a massive sale. I kind of want to say everything was half off, but I'm not positive that is accurate. Regardless, it was an excellent sale. Once you get on their mailing list, I have observed they do run sales on certain colors or new releases. Hopefully they ship to Canada.
So sorry to hear you and your family came down with The Big C! We are now in the thick of it too as all our very protective borders gave come down. Compared with what is going on in europe or even the east of my own country I consider myself very blessed. You, are definitely one of my blessings.Thank you and continue to mend.
Sounds like my house, my metal tongs have been missing for a couple of weeks now. Last time they were under my son's bed. I am not going to look for them, lol. Thank you for the tutorial. Glad you are feeling better !
Love your rocks the best. I don’t even know what rocks to buy and where to get them and what kind to look for like you use. I am in USA Oklahoma. Thank you. Please let me know. Cindy
Hi Rachel, I get my mica's from Woodes Goodies in the states, she does have a facebook group, she is awesome and her prices are really good,, not sure if her shop is open because they are moving into a bigger building, but you can ask in the group...
Per usual, I'm late to the party. 🥰 I have been waiting for this video! I watched the video 3 times and I do have questions. Your instructions on making the binder was excellent but I just want to make sure I have all the 411...cause I'm old & chaos is always looking for opportunities 🤦♀️🤪🤣 1. By pigment, do you mean mica powder? Or are there other options? 2. When you are mixing binder & pigment what specific texture are you/we looking for to know it's "done"? 3. What is best container and volume to keep them in. 4. Where/how should the finished product be stored? 5. How long can these be kept? ie; shelf life? Thank you again for all you do and I am so glad you & your family are on the mend.
I'm so glad your are feeling better! I, too, was getting worried. I love making watercolour paints. So far I have only made them for my own use, but I am still testing and experimenting. Pigments are definitely harder to obtain for a good price in Canada. IUILE pigments are absolutely spectacular, but the cost is prohibitive, to be sure!!! I have a couple of precious ones from Pearl Pleasures too, but they are also very expensive. Thanks for sharing your creativity, as always, its so delightful to hear you again.
Beautiful! Glad you are back! Love the flower of the month! Also, thanks so much for advising to mask up when using mica powders. I've seen a lot of mica videos and very few even mention the health risks and the easy prevention by wearing a mask.
So glad your back and better! This is exactly how I have been doing mine. Iv even used old eyeshadow and blush also my spice cabinet to start out. I must say, yours are beautiful.
Oh, almost forgot...as for a resource for getting the pigments in bulk. Have you tried places like Legarri or Stone Coat? I've used Legarri mica powder and they are beautiful. Not personally tried Stone Coat but have heard great things. Hope it helps💜
Rachel, I’m so glad you are feeling better! Great tutorial on making our own watercolors. I have a ton of mica powders that I bought for resin projects. It’s going to be so much fun making my own watercolors from them! Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.
I was getting worried about you. So happy to hear you and your family have recovered! Also thanks for sharing this water colour making info. Too much work for me I think lol. I would rather buy it from you! Excited to see your new tutorials coming up! 💕
Rachel so glad to hear the whole cam is doing better on mend definitely lots of prayers & positive vibes of great health sent yalls way always!! Ur always missed sooo much😊 place u can check its a Canadian business called Krystal resin they seem reasonable priced Kanella Ciraco also pour artist I watch is affiliate & if u check her also has discounts. She's an Amazing arts & great person like u are w/ us subscribers. Good luck hope it helps ya!! As always thank u for everything ya do & share..💕✌️😁
I know you had mentioned having issues with FB. I just assume that was why you were MIA. So sorry you and your whole family have been sick. Its hard enough when one person is down! Prayer to you and your family that you continue to recovery. Thanks for all you do for us. Even in your sickness you are still concerned with pleasing the masses❣️ God Bless you all.👼
Thank you Debbie for the gift that you sent my family!!! I actually have a thank you in my next tutorial so stay tuned for the flower of the month of March I'm saying thank you to you in that!!!❤❤❤❤you really made my whole family really happy!!
Yes, I have found a much more affordable source of pigments and color shifting micas. I don't have a particular source, but look at specialty auto painting supplies. If my sources are correct, that was the inspiration for the art world. I ordered a big box of samples from a supplier, and the samples alone will keep me busy for years. I'm not selling anything except finished working though. Enjoy!!
Thanks Rachel for showing us the process of making the watercolors. Glad you feel better! I figured it would be more to making them. Will these color shift ? If no, what makes that part happen? Looking forward to seeing you soon. 😊🤣💜
So, so very glad that you are on the mend! I have really missed your fun and fabulous videos.....make sure you don't over do it though.....this lovely virus, who's name shall not be mentioned, can cause all kinds of ongoing issues. Fatigue being a common one but also inflammation in all sorts of areas of your body. One lady I know, who had acne problems as a teenager is now experiencing blisters on her face.....not intentionally being a fear monger here but she says it always gets worse after doing too much.....it's like her body is telling her to stop pushing herself. Anyhow, she IS better than a few months ago but still needs to rest a lot. Just sayin'! Love the paint making tutorial! Thank you for being you....really missed your giggle 😃 ❤🇨🇦
❤️❤️🇨🇦 BRILLIANT!! Hi Rachel so glad to hear that you and your family are on the mend! Thank you for making this video, it’s so exciting I’m weird I really like to watch the paint making process. I was curious as to how much pigment you use to make a batch? And when you do colour shifting do you just use two pigments? Really looking forward to next tutorial videos. I’ve really missed you. Take care
I am so glad everyone is feeling better. I was wondering myself as I wasn't seeing any new tutorials. This watercolor tutorial looks awesome! Question: how do you know you have mixed enough binder with the pigments? And how is cleanup? I am so glad you are back as I look for your artistry and creativity every day. You have an awesome talent!!!!
I am so glad that you and your family are better. I understand the Covid because we had it in our house as you did in yours and it is not fun, in fact it’s scary. Thank you for giving us this tutorial on making paints I have all the ingredients nowTo give it a try. I don’t want to make as much as you did I just wanna give it a try so I am going to cut your recipe in half. My question is when you mix the pigment and the binder, I see that you used your Metal spatulas as well as glass To thoroughly mix your paint. I don’t have that glass tool… and my question is is that very necessary to use it to mix paints, or what could I use in its place. Thank you so much in advance for answering my question. I do have another question because my pigments are not iridescent or glittery, So can I use a very very fine glitter powder with my pigments?
You could go to a thrift store and buy a large frame and then take out the glass and use that. If you are worried about the edges being sharp I would think the heavy, black Gorilla tape would be a good choice to cover the edges. Also you could take a glue gun and run glue around the edges. Hot glue rocks! I even used it in my garage to fix a spot where water was coming in under the garage door corner! My recommendation is a fantastic glass mat you will end up using for nearly everything. Tim Holtz, or Tonic, sells a glass media mat. It's a bit expensive but I use it all the time. It's a solid, heavy glass mat. And like a non-stick craft mat you can clean anything off of it. And it won't curl up on you. It's a great size and they even have a travel size.
Glad to hear you’re all on the mend! Thank you for this video, I’ve been researching this and there’s so many ways (recipes) to do it, but I wanted to see it done. You don’t say how you determine the ratio of pigment to binder. I’ve read where it varies from color to color (density/translucency), it seems to be an individual experiment, but wondered what you found. Also, are you willing to share how to make the color shift? Is it just adding the various pigments? Thank you, once again, and stay healthy! 💐✨
Rachel, I thought I would share with you that I purchased my mica powders from Amazon. They’re from a company called Riya. Yesterday I mixed 2 colors using your binder recipe. They haven’t set up yet and I wondered how long it’ll take? I also purchased the Disney Princess set from Iuile, absolutely gorgeous!
I’m so relieved that you and your family are finally over the “Nasty”! As all of your followers, I was worried. Thank you so much for another informative and fun tutorial. I loved the last paint mixture that you made. What were the pigments in that one? Was it a colour shift or did you create a colour shift? Either way, like you, it was beautiful. Stay healthy girl, we’re lost without you❤️🌞🇨🇦
❤️❤️🇨🇦 BRILLIANT! So glad that you and your family are on the mend! This is so exciting… I could watch paint being made for hours! I am curious at how much pigment do you use for a batch?? And when it is color shifting do you just use two colors of pigment? Looking forward to your new tutorials! Take care!!! Can’t wait for your next videos!!
Hi Rachel, I am watching your tutorial. I am trying to make my watercolors following you. I have made my binder and I have pearlex pigments, but what did you add on top of the pigments. Was that glitter dust?
Hi Rachel! Sorry, you and your family were sick but wonderful news that everyone is on the mend. Thank you for this video! Question: how much time do you have when mixing the pigment with the binder before it starts to dry?
Glad you're healing. This is fantastic! Thank you so much. When you say pigments, can this be replaced with mica powders? Or is it different? I have tons of mica powders from doing epoxy tumblers lol
Hi Rachel. How many grams of pigment do you use at a time and how many pans do you get from one mix? Thank you for all the amazing tutorials. Much love
Glad to see you back and feeling better. A question, you mentioned using something to grind out bumps but didn't really show it in use. Would using the base of a heavy glass work for this?
Hi Rachel! I just mixed up some mica powder water colors, using your recipe!!! Can't wait to try it, they are beautiful. I have a question, though. Right now, the mixtures are the consistency of white glue and being stored in tightly covered paint pots. Should they be left to dry? Or is this consistency okay? Thanks for your help on this, I've never used water colors before.
That's awesome!!! If you are storing them in containers, you can just stir them up as use them that way but you will not need to use as much, anday need to dilute with water. But if you pour into paint pans and let them dry that glue like water on top will dry away. Then you can activate your paint pans with water whenever you need them.
