Make your own PIGMENT POWDERS for (almost) FREE! 

I've been reading fart quest with my 6 year old and he has been loving it! Such a fun read.

Dunno if you've ever been, but I suggest a trip to a chiropractor. I work a physical job and mine has been a life saver. At my worst I was crawling to get around my house, pulling on pants and socks with an unfurled metal coat hanger, and my chiropractor got me up and dancing (figuratively, not literally. Me dancing is suuuper ugly.) again in no time flat. Hope ya feel better soon, bud.

You should of taken a few more days and just let everyone know you are recovering. Health first man I’m sure we would all wait knowing you are recovering from hurting your back.

I was wondering what he’d done with a snow blower.

Well after this video I'm sure they will have those colors...

the colours you get from chalk: are they vibrant as real pigments or are they less saturated?

@@inexistent3rdchimera673 In a sense chalk sticks are pure pigment while the "real pigments" have fillers and binders to provide texture and work well with fixatives used by modelers. Chalk is intended solely for use on paper, held down either by the paper's tooth or with artists' fixative spray AFAIK and to have no perceptible texture. Also, chalks come in a staggering range from black and sedate browns and greens to day-glo/UV fluorescent hallucinogen-drug-grade colors, way more than "real pigments" sold to modelers. Also also, chalk is way WAY cheaper.

@@inexistent3rdchimera673 I have no comparison, unfortunately, but they do look very nice!

@@inexistent3rdchimera673 It does depend on the quality. You'll get better pigment from higher quality pastels like Pan Pastels, but you'll pay a premium for them. If you need more pigment you can always layer it using spray varnish in between.

For those that don't want a mess sanding find some pill pulverizers these grind up the pastel or chalk inside and even store it till you need it. No mess and it's very easy.

I've been using vallejo's air brush thinner to bind it. It's great if you want the pastel to matte down onto a surface. But when I use green stuff world's rolling pins, I been using pigment powders to create that dirt between the paving stones effect. However the matting down of the pigments does create a less than optimal effect because it all sinks into the grooves. To bulk it out I use tile grout mixed with a bit of fine sand then seal with the thinner, keep doing that until the desired bulk is achieved then top with the pigment powder and reseal with thinner.

The question is, did your mind say Mr. Super Clear, or Zoukei-mura when he got to sealing? (Realizes can of Zouks is in reach and corrects spelling...)

@@lkb3190 Mr Super Clear, naturally. Great for gunpla, doll repaints, and minis :D

Goddamn do you use a bunch of muscles you didn't know you had when dealing with snow ahahaahaa. I'm from a place where it rarely snows (and lasts about a day before melting), but walking around in it always leaves me sore the next day.

Be careful, soft pastels have different additives to hold the chalk together to make a stick. It may work very well for crafts or even water color, where it gets enclosed in glass or a heavy clear sealer. Would not recommend soft pastel power for replacement for artist pigment. There are good videos on understanding various size of grains of pigment that change the color dramatically. There are various grades of pigment, is part of the reason why we have very expensive paint to cheapest paint. You get what you pay for. Iv'e searched for bulk artist pigment and come up empty handed. You can purchase little jars of high quality pigments that only mix about 300 ml of paint. Gives you only a slight savings over high quality paint and takes several hrs to mix and mull to perfection. Yet you gain control of any mediums or additives you may want for differing paint performances. As in New Holland is very stiff compared to Michal Harding or Vasari. Natural Pigments company uses only super refined linseed oil in their high quality paint pigments with no other additives. Yet, use it or loose it. The tubes of paint will dry up fairly quick. Some pigments need walnut oil or poppyseed oil, while earth tones do just fine in refined linseed. Linseed oil typically dries to the touch in about 3 days, allowing various coats. While other oils can take weeks or months depending on you adding faster drying mediums into your mixes. The great upside of mulling your own paint is the great learning about paint pigment and all the various reactions as the old masters did. The pure satisfaction could reflect on a higher quality of your art work. Yet it will definitely take valuable learning time away from your canvas.

One more tip: If you want a lot of unique earth/natural colors, drug-store eyeshadow palettes are excellent options as well. Or you can ask women in your life if they have expired makeup like bronzer, eyeshadow, etc.

That’s awesome!

My first thought when seeing the sponsor was that I'm so envious and wish I was five again! When I was five it would have been considered... uncivilized to say the least (yes, I'm OLD).

I only got into the hobby about two years ago and the little discoveries like this are part of the joy of it.