Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A Quick Update

The color production goes on-here's a quick update:

A great, intense orange red clay found at a construction site. I collected a few jars...





























The silt separated, the color shifted. Less red, and much more orange.















Now dry, I ground the pigment.















And the final color mixed with oil:

2 comments:

Kim H said...

My Honors art class is watching with interest as you create and gather material for your pigments. This is a new angle for them to consider.

Zachary Kator said...

Thank you for the comments. Its rewarding to know that someone may be getting as much out of this as I think I am.