From Plant to Pigment: How to make paint, pastels and chalks from plants

A complete guide to extracting vivid pigments from plants—and making your own professional-grade paints with them A botanical alchemist of the color world, Natalie Stopka invites you into her studio, revealing her secrets for making vibrant and sustainable pigments, paints, inks, and pastels from the common plants you can find growing in your garden or when out on a walk. Learn the fundamental technique of how to make a lake, which binds to the inks and makes pigments that are more vibrant an