ai painting tutorial

 what to do with the precious remains of a vat?the frugal dyer  tried grinding the pigment and using it and came up with a simple method.

here we go:

• discard the liquid taking care not to upset the sediment
• dry the sediment in the sun until cakey
• grind it  to a fine powder using a mortar and pestle or a dedicated food processor
•  make soy milk using about 50 beans
• sieve the milk, you don't want any particles
• add the milk to the powdered pigment

• paint it to fabric pre treated with soy milk
• you can use stencils, leaves or any other object
• you can also use to create color washes and shadings

if the pigment is too liquid for stenciling or stamping:

• mix unflavored gelatin  or agar-agar in hot water and let it gel
• add it to the liquid color

 soy milk is the traditional binder for color pigments. i would suggest curing the fabrics for at least a month and then rinsing. expect some color loss, but nothing dramatic. if using the fabric for an art piece there's no need to rinse. 

 neki desu