😂😂😂 omg I almost screamed when you crushed up those beautiful crystals haha. Yeah, the color of the mineral has a lot to do with its crystal structure (actually if you look at a gem cutter, for example, one of their jobs is to cut the stone in a way that brings out the best and most even color). I laughed a lot when you brought in the "magic powder". The original color was a disgrace. I was actually wondering if people really claim to make paint out of amethyst, and fell down a controversy rabbit hole 🤣 and it's expensive, too! Crazy.
The grey the Amethyst makes on its own is kind of purplish (emphasis on the 'ish'). I do love the sparkle it adds to the dioxazine, though! Very pretty. 💜
I’ve been working on making handmade paper and mono printing with my homemade pigments. The powder it self works really well so far. I’m going to try some acrylic medium next.
Masterful unmasking of the amethyst-colored watercolor paints that call themselves genuine amethyst. But we are sure that yours contains genuine amethyst. Unfortunately, none of this is visible and the purple color comes entirely from a synthetic pigment. Honesty is the best policy. ALSO for the brands on the watercolor paint market.
Great video to clean up with the mystery tale of amethyst paint and pigment. But I feel very sorry for the stone, it's a pretty one. The mulling was a full workout for the arms, was it not? :D And does mulling on the slap scratch the slab like it did before with the stone? It's a very transparent grey too. It sounded so gritty, I feel sorry for the brush too. :D In addition... according to a professional, you can achieve the proper Amethyst look using Dioxazine Violet... :D Is your version shiny/sparkly? That I would like to know. Thanks for your experiment. It will be a video to reference for the next decades.
Is was a workout tbh.. 😅 luckily the particles were fine enough to not leave a scratch. The force needs to be quite a lot on a single shard to be shown into the slab.
Thank you for this video, it was quite captivating watching a stone become watercolor (even though the result was not what we all hoped for) 😊 I'm quite curious now, are there some stones that are actually suitable for paint-making, apart from lapis lazuli? And also thank you for your honesty regarding the color (unlike certain popular brands that like to put "genuine" after their paint names to indicate something that's simply not true 🙄)
Thank you! There are loads of stones and mineral suited for it. But when it’s a quartz kind, and without any coloration of iron oxides, it’ll turn into this grey powder.
I’m a pigment maker and tried grinding amethyst too ^^ I spoke with an artist who paints with her own pigments mass out of gems. She claims her purple pigment is 100% amethyst, she explained to me that she cuts the stone to extract only the purple part and then extracts the purple by using the Ceninni method (like the one used for lapis lazuli). I have doubts but she seems to be a nice and honest person, it’s confusing
The Ceninni way doesn’t work for quartzes.. levitation, or bubble method doesn’t work either. It’s not that there are purple particles within it, so your doubts are fully justified 😅 I’ve spoken with pigment scientists about it to be sure I’m not skipping a part or doing it wrong, but getting a purple/violet pigment out of just this is impossible
I purchased a tube a long time ago, before they had a different logo for the Primatek line. I can't remember why I bought it. It may have been because I once lived near Quincy, Illinois (aka Gem City). It's along the Mississippi River, it's day has long gone, and it was called Gem City because every rock you picked up in the river would be a geode. Every rock, smash it against on another rock, and it turned out to be a Amethyst geode. Sadly they didn't have any aesthetically pleasing shapes though. An abundance of strange geology.
“Not very promising at all” I felt like that attempting making paint from eggshells. When I finally thought it was good I made paint…. Too gritty at the end ! Ahhh I will try again though… I have more ideas how to make it work, will give it a go.
Thanks for the trip. I have never heard of "logwood pigment" before; so I Googled it. Easily spent an hour learning new things. Ended up with Armenian Purple Ochre, PR102.
😂😂😂 omg I almost screamed when you crushed up those beautiful crystals haha. Yeah, the color of the mineral has a lot to do with its crystal structure (actually if you look at a gem cutter, for example, one of their jobs is to cut the stone in a way that brings out the best and most even color). I laughed a lot when you brought in the "magic powder". The original color was a disgrace.
I was actually wondering if people really claim to make paint out of amethyst, and fell down a controversy rabbit hole 🤣 and it's expensive, too! Crazy.
Haha sorry for the shock 🫣😅
The grey the Amethyst makes on its own is kind of purplish (emphasis on the 'ish'). I do love the sparkle it adds to the dioxazine, though! Very pretty. 💜
It’s the tiniest “ish” maybe.. but I’m in doubt 😅
that is a serious nail on the Primafake coffin . thank you for this great video .
Thank you!
Primafake 😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's amazing how just a little bit of extra color powder to the genuine thing can enhance it so much more.
It’s one of the most tinting violets I have to admit.. a little goes a long way!
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this. 🌻
My absolute pleasure!
Good to see you again, thank you for the video and knowledge
Thanks! I’ve been working on too many videos (or video ideas) at once 😅 but this one had to be posted 🫣😂
I’ve been working on making handmade paper and mono printing with my homemade pigments. The powder it self works really well so far. I’m going to try some acrylic medium next.
A live session is greatly looked forward to, when you have time, please don’t feel pressured. Just assuring you it’s so appreciated. 😊
I’ll try asap!
Fascinating.
🙏
Masterful unmasking of the amethyst-colored watercolor paints that call themselves genuine amethyst.
But we are sure that yours contains genuine amethyst. Unfortunately, none of this is visible and the purple color comes entirely from a synthetic pigment. Honesty is the best policy. ALSO for the brands on the watercolor paint market.
Thank you 🙏
I like it for the sparkel i never assumed it was 100 % amythist
oh very true, whatever is in it, it's a pretty paint to work with!
Great video to clean up with the mystery tale of amethyst paint and pigment. But I feel very sorry for the stone, it's a pretty one. The mulling was a full workout for the arms, was it not? :D And does mulling on the slap scratch the slab like it did before with the stone? It's a very transparent grey too. It sounded so gritty, I feel sorry for the brush too. :D In addition... according to a professional, you can achieve the proper Amethyst look using Dioxazine Violet... :D Is your version shiny/sparkly? That I would like to know. Thanks for your experiment. It will be a video to reference for the next decades.
Wrote the comment before I've seen you added the "magic" :D Best video!
Thank you! About PV23 and shinyness, it’s at the end of the video 😉
@@dirtyblueshopI was faster with the posting :D I watched until the end. Thank you!
Is was a workout tbh.. 😅 luckily the particles were fine enough to not leave a scratch. The force needs to be quite a lot on a single shard to be shown into the slab.
That’s some real magic… 😄
I know right!? 😅
That magic dust is amazing! Can it do that to any ground up stone? 😢🥴🤣
**Dirty Blue successfully debunks dastardly “genuine” advertising fabrication, saving the world from false presentation.**
Way to go, Laurens. 🥳🥇💪
😂😂
I was sure someone was going to bring that up 😄.
@awatercolourist What? That PV23 creates a beautiful violet? 🤣😂
@@TracyIndy 🤣🤣
Thanks Tracy 😁 these things have to be shared before others start doing the same thing, riding along on the genuine marketing train that it 😅
Thank you for this video, it was quite captivating watching a stone become watercolor (even though the result was not what we all hoped for) 😊
I'm quite curious now, are there some stones that are actually suitable for paint-making, apart from lapis lazuli?
And also thank you for your honesty regarding the color (unlike certain popular brands that like to put "genuine" after their paint names to indicate something that's simply not true 🙄)
Thank you! There are loads of stones and mineral suited for it. But when it’s a quartz kind, and without any coloration of iron oxides, it’ll turn into this grey powder.
I’m a pigment maker and tried grinding amethyst too ^^ I spoke with an artist who paints with her own pigments mass out of gems. She claims her purple pigment is 100% amethyst, she explained to me that she cuts the stone to extract only the purple part and then extracts the purple by using the Ceninni method (like the one used for lapis lazuli). I have doubts but she seems to be a nice and honest person, it’s confusing
The Ceninni way doesn’t work for quartzes.. levitation, or bubble method doesn’t work either. It’s not that there are purple particles within it, so your doubts are fully justified 😅 I’ve spoken with pigment scientists about it to be sure I’m not skipping a part or doing it wrong, but getting a purple/violet pigment out of just this is impossible
I purchased a tube a long time ago, before they had a different logo for the Primatek line. I can't remember why I bought it. It may have been because I once lived near Quincy, Illinois (aka Gem City). It's along the Mississippi River, it's day has long gone, and it was called Gem City because every rock you picked up in the river would be a geode. Every rock, smash it against on another rock, and it turned out to be a Amethyst geode. Sadly they didn't have any aesthetically pleasing shapes though. An abundance of strange geology.
Aesthetically pleasing isn’t necessary for making a pigment 😉 the right mineral is! 😅
It’s dirty purple! . .?
😂
😂
“Not very promising at all” I felt like that attempting making paint from eggshells. When I finally thought it was good I made paint…. Too gritty at the end ! Ahhh I will try again though… I have more ideas how to make it work, will give it a go.
You might try sugilite as it is even more purple than amethyst but more expensive than high grade lapis lazuli per gram.
oow, that's interesting! thanks!
I'm going to re-watch this one. But I'm going to have food when I watch it. Hang on.
Ok, re-watching it for you now.
Oh, now I remember. I saw that Corpse Starch has a new video up. I got to go see it.
I would have tried logwood pigment too
Thanks for the trip. I have never heard of "logwood pigment" before; so I Googled it. Easily spent an hour learning new things. Ended up with Armenian Purple Ochre, PR102.
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2:57 Sometimes I wish I had a 6 Million Dollar Man speed setting.
Ladies and gentlemen: amethyst cement 😂😂.
Basically 😅
They never said its 100 %
True, but the addition of this much synthetic pigment needed to give the color is quite misleading imo..