Glass shards to fine paint, making handmade watercolors

This coarse version of smalt has an amazing deep blue hue to its raw state. Grinding, mulling and working these cobalt glass pieces into the gum Arabic and honey based binder is a noisy but very satisfying process of making yet another historical pigment into handmade watercolor paint. For my shop, check: https://creatoriq.cc/3L7SbG1 If you want to make paint yourself check this playlist:    • How to make paint   And my ​⁠ affiliate link to gorgeous pigments: https://www.jacksonsart.com/en-us/jac... Thanks to ‪@KremerPigments‬ for the box of raw materials! #handmadewatercolors #artsupplies #handmadepaint #watercolor #paint #cobalt #cobaltglass #smalt #historicalpigment #blue #singlepigment #gumarabic #watercolorpalette #pigment