✨ are you here for the crunch? ✨

Thank you to the Choosing Keeping team for sending over many of the supplies used in this video (supply list below) !

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Material List
Saiundo Kyoto Nihonga Mineral Pigment Set , RED CAMELLIA:
https://choosingkeeping.com/products/... gum arabic
acacia honey
glycerin
distilled water
glass Muller & glass palette
mortar and pestle

Material List (painting)
Arches cold pressed watercolor paper (for the painting)
Arches hot pressed watercolor paper (for the swatches)
Paint brush (WIDE): https://choosingkeeping.com/products/...
Watercolour Travel paintbrush, extra large tip: https://choosingkeeping.com/products/...
5 Tier Bone China Japanese Nihonga Palette: https://choosingkeeping.com/collectio...

⭐ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 grinding pigments
11:27 materials/supplies
12:00 mulling the paint
38:06 paint swatches
40:34 painting process

⭐ Q&A LIST BELOW:

More info on the pigments?
these pigments are an exclusive collaboration between Choosing Keeping and a lovely pigment store called Saiundo in Japan. I've talked about these pigments more extensively in my other recent videos as well.

Gloves & Respirator?
YES. I should 100000% be wearing gloves and a mask. If I wasn't filming I would have. However, the last time I wore gloves in a paintmaking video, the sound of the gloves were unpleasant to listen to to many people. I decided for the sake of the video to omit them. However, yes. Gloves are very necessary especially if you are not working with pigments specifically made for Nihonga paintings.

Why add honey?
this step is optional but i prefer to add it since it gives the paints a nice texture. it will also preserve moisture.

Filming Equipment?
Camera: Sony A7rII
Lens: Sony FE 24105mm F4 G
Mic: Rode Video Mic
Tripod: Slik Pro 500 DX

Why don't the pigments fit back in after crushing them?
(Someone more knowledgeable, please correct me if I'm wrong) I'm assuming it's because the pigments were much more compact before being crushed. In its "rock" form, the powder is super compressed and tight which allows it to fit into the vials.

Why make handmade paints rather than buying ones at the store?
It's kind of like cooking your own food. There are delicious meals you can buy from restaurants but food made from home is a different kind of delicious.

Any other questions?