P006 →  Renaissance Painting Techniques


Explored techniques and styles from the Renaissance in Florence, Italy, by making all of my supplies with natural ingredients. Paints were made from pigments, canvases were primed with homemade glue, pens were carved, canvases stretched, and ink was made from crushed nuts. 

Canvas, coffee, ink made from black walnuts, feather pen, bamboo pen
Coffee, ink from walnuts, watercolor paper
Canvas, green paint, black ink, white ink
Blue paint, charcoal, white ink, canvas
Egg tempera paint, Wood pallet, tempera binder