What up all,

So I have currently been tasked with an art assignment using traditional/non-traditional art mediums. And in stretching my imagination to possible experimental mediums, I thought of the brown-purplish hue of the Mimosa Hostilis to be extremely unique and exotic. I didn't find much online in terms of pigments, but I thought of way in which to make a a type of Mimosa Hostilis Tempera. This type of pigment could be used on most typical stock artist quality paper or other high quality watercolor papers.

Here is a quick little pigment how-to:

Add a bit of very finely ground bark to shallow mixing bowl. Not too much, but not too little. My bark (as yours, I'm assuming ) is primarily used for other divine purposes. So I aim to make a little go along way.

Slowly add water to the bark. Aim towards a consistency between thick but watery still.

If you are going to use your pigment quickly, you can use a raw egg or two as your binding material. By using a raw egg, this is very traditional of early Italian tempera painters. However, white Elmer's glue will suffice as well.

Add glue/eggs as needed to "thicken" the paint. The more glue/egg, the thicker and bolder the pigment; however, more bark may be needed. By finding a soft ratio between water and binding agent, you can achieve a watercolor type pigment.


I will post some pics over the weekend of some small sketches using this Mimosa Bark technique as an experimental medium.

Peace.

If you want to dye fabrics left over base solution works very well. I know this from the plethora of stains in my carpet. Yes I am a butterfingers.