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From Plant to Pigment: How to make vibrant inks and artists' materials from plants

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

From Plant to Pigment: How to make vibrant inks and artists' materials from plants

Contributors:

By (Author) Natalie Stopka

ISBN:

9781837760671

Publisher:

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Imprint:

Skittledog

Publication Date:

14th October 2025

UK Publication Date:

16th October 2025

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

176

Dimensions:

Width 176mm, Height 224mm

Description

A complete guide to extracting vivid pigments from plants - and making your own professional-grade paints with them.

Natalie's colours stand out from the usual plant-dye inks, which fade over time. In the book she demonstrates the fundamental technique of how to make a lake, which binds to the inks and makes pigments that are lasting and vivid. These, in turn, give you inks, watercolours and pastels from across the spectrum that are perfect to use for your own artistic endeavours.

Author Bio

Natalie Stopka is a leading practitioner and artistic researcher of lake pigments, and has been sharing her expertise and love of plant colourants with students for over a decade. Raised on the south coast of Massachusetts, she earned her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from the University of New Mexico. She now lives in New York State.

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