Moth Dust Bundle | DIY Watercolour!

Original price was: USD $40.24.Current price is: USD $32.50.

Moth Dust | 10 new Pigments

Moth Dust pigments are designed to let you join in on the fun of making your own watercolour paint in the easiest, quickest way possible. Each packet holds enough Moth Dust to make several pans of watercolour and bottles of ink. It depends a little on how you want to use them!

There are 10 colours to fall in love with, each named after a moth species from around the world.

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'Kinder Binder' Gum Arabic Mix | Make your own watercolours with ease!

75ml bottle

Kinder Binder is made of Gum Arabic, which is made from the sap harmlessly harvested from living trees. It is used as the 'binder' medium that is added to pigments to make watercolours because it is watersoluble, and sets again as it dries. It is a wonderfully versatile liquid!

I primarily use Kinder Binder to hand-make make my own gorgeous watercolours with our Fairy Dust pigments, but you can use it in so many other ways!

Kinder Binder:

controls the spread of wet watercolour,
reduces staining
slows drying to allow more time for blending.
also increases the gloss and transparency of your water colour paint.
will slightly extend the drying time of the watercolour paint,
makes the colors seem more vibrant!
It will increase the gloss of the dried painting.
Also increases the brilliance and transparency of gouache.

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Butterfly Bottle | Whimsical ink & water dripper!

The custom created Butterfly Bottles are crafted with care to house your ink mixes and pigment potions!

This listing is for a single Butterfly Bottle - we also have a bundle of 5 of them here: click

Each Butterfly Bottle:

Holds 30ml
dropper and pipette can be disassembled for cleaning between colours.
Flat front and sides to allow for labelling ( important with your own mixes!).
handcrafted and unique design makes it easy to mix settled pigments
exclusive to janedavenport.com
made from quality glass

Please note: Don't over-tighten the cap. A gentle twist is all you need to secure it.
Over-tightening will cause damage to the cap itself over time.

Each one has a message from Jane on the bottom ❤️

They are part of the new Fairy Dust pigment collection!

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10 subtle, muted new colours

Make your own watercolours!

Make your own inks!

Shimmering Mica pigments!

So easy to mix.

The Moth Dust bundle is a perfect entry into the world of making watercolours. And if you already have discovered that magic for yourself, then these 10 new colours expand your choices!

The Bundle includes :

Moth Dust Collection – 10 new Fairy Dust mica pigments
Kinder Binder – This Gum Arabic mix is what turns the pigment in watercolour!
Butterfly Bottle – to hold inks, or water to activate your new paints

Moth Dust pigments are designed to let you join in on the fun of making your own watercolour paint in the easiest, quickest way possible. Each packet holds enough Moth Dust to make several pans of watercolour and bottles of ink. It depends a little on how you want to use them!

There are 10 colours to fall in love with, each named after a moth species from around the world.

Use the pigment powders to make inks to brush, paint, splash, drip and swish!

Mix Moth Dust with a little Kinder Binder to make a watercolour pan in any shape!

Watch the video!

What Jane says

The Moth Dust pigments are made from mica which is naturally produced and skin safe.
The mica we use is certified as ethically harvested.
They glimmer, shimmer and colour shift!

This is part of the new Fairy Dust pigment collection!

What you might like to know

It is easy to make your own watercolours and inks with these pigments.

Watercolour consists of two main ingredients :

1. Pigment and 2. Binder made from Gum Arabic & water

The Binder is like a watersoluble glue that makes the pigment stick, or ‘bind’ to the paper.
You can purchase premade Kinder Binder, or make your own with a few ingredients.

METHOD for making Homemade Binder with Gum Arabic powder:

6 Tbsp hot water
4 Tbsp Gum Arabic powder

Pour Gum Arabic powder into the hot water and mix until fully dissolved
Your homemade Binder must be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator until used.

Optional ingedients to add to the hot water:

Add 1 Tbsp of runny honey to help prevent watercolor pans from cracking.
Add a drop of glycerin for increased rewetting properties.
Add a drop of clove oil as a scented anti-mould preservative.

Making your Paint

You will need :

Colour Cauldron or small bowl.
spARTulas or something to scoop and scrape with
Treasure Measure to scoop and measure Fairy Dust
Palette Pipette to add controlled amounts of Binder and water.
Pantastic Pans & Palette to house your new watercolours!
FairyDust pigments
Binder

METHOD for FairyDust watercolours

1. Add 1 part Binder with 1 part FairyDust into the Colour Cauldron .
For example, to make one pan of watercolour and ink for a waterbrush from the leftovers, mix a 3 gram Treasure Measure scoop of FairyDust and an equal amount of your Binder ( 3ml in the Palette Pipette).
Use the SpARTula to mix well into a smooth paste. The FairyDust pigments mix very easily do not need grinding or mulling.
Scoop the paste into your Pantastic pan.
Leave to set for 24 hours and then start painting!

METHOD for FairyDust inks

Make the watercolour paste as above.
Add a little distilled water to the paste and mix until dissolved.
Test to see if you like the effect of the ink, and add more water as needed.
Once your ink is to your liking pour your new ink into Butterfly bottle or Waterbrush.

NOTES:

I suggest you add the Binder little by little, and mix as you go to achieve the right consistency. Each colour behaves differently and adding binder as you are mixing allows you to perfect your technique.
If your paste seems too stiff you can add a little more Binder.
If your mixture is too runny, you can add a little more pigment, mix and let stand for a few hours so the excess binder can evaporate a little. Mix again and then add to your pan.
Whether the mixture was too runny, too stiff or just right, once they set, they will all act the same, so have fun with making them!
label your pan with the colour name as a reference. Believe me, you will be glad you did!
FairyDust in NOT suitable for misters and sprays. It will clog the sprayer.

Here is the printable drag-and-drop version: