Make Your Own Pigment Class: Wild Colour Makers from Nature Pt1

Create your own paints and inks from nature using traditional, sustainable methods.



6 hours Class size 1 to 10 guests    

  $212 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

1. Source & explore colour

1. Source & Explore Colour

Begin by discovering how everyday and natural materials—like charcoal, ash, and brick—can become rich pigments. You’ll learn how to identify, collect, and prepare these raw sources of colour.


2. Make your paints & inks

2. Make Your Paints & Inks

Transform your pigments into usable materials using traditional recipes. You’ll create watercolour, tempera, and ink using binders like gum, honey, egg tempera, and glair.


3. Create & take home

3. Create & Take Home

Experiment with your handmade paints on paper, testing textures and tones. You’ll leave with your own paints, practical recipes, and the confidence to continue making your own art materials at home.


Step into the world of natural colour in this hands-on, one-day workshop where you’ll learn how to source and process pigments from found and reclaimed materials to create your own traditional paints and inks. Working with materials gathered from nature and everyday sources, you’ll explore a range of recipes and techniques for making tempera, watercolour, and drawing inks. This is a deeply practical and inspiring day designed for artists and creatives looking to expand their toolkit with sustainable, handmade alternatives to shop-bought supplies.
Throughout the day, you’ll create and experiment with a variety of natural materials—transforming raw elements into rich, usable colour. You will:
  • Learn how to source and process natural pigments from materials like charcoal, ash, and brick
  • Create your own paints using gum, honey, egg tempera, and glair
  • Explore recipes for watercolour, tempera, and ink
  • Gain practical skills to continue making your own art materials at home
  • Develop a deeper connection to colour, process, and materiality
By the end of the workshop, you’ll leave with your own handmade paints, recipes, and the knowledge to keep creating.
What you'll get
  • Handmade natural paints and inks to take home
  • A collection of tested recipes and methods
  • Hands-on experience with traditional paint-making techniques
  • Paper for experimentation (if needed)
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly and suitable for all creative levels
Location

6-8 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby NSW

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Byron Community College
Byron Community College

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Located in the vibrant town of Mullumbimby, Byron Community College is a not-for-profit organisation, bringing people together through learning, creativity, and community. For over 30 years, it has offered accessible and inspiring education, capturing the unique energy of the Byron Bay region. With courses in visual arts, music and performance, business, food, language, culture, and health and wellbeing, the college offers something for everyone. Whether you’re a local looking to try something new or a traveller seeking a meaningful experience to take home, join today.

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2026-07-03 15:00:00
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