As a painter and jeweler, as well as a former anthropology student, I am completely in awe watching this process. It is astoundingly hard work to produce these pigments by hand, and you can clearly appreciate the expense of the colors, how very precious these things are indeed. It also makes me very much appreciate being able to pick up a tube of ultramarine and a brush, and hop to it without having to go through the arduous process. That said, I can also see why doing this makes one all the more connected to our work and tools. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Loving this series of Mughal related videos. The embroidered hunting coat was awesome and I’ve always been fascinated by how paint colours were created from stones. Creating their paints was essential for the European masters - so different from how artists now can just buy their materials.
Fascinating process. I think recreating the making of these colors and using the same painting techniques really helps with understanding and valuing these ancient art pieces.
@1armeddrummerinaprisonrock244 True. People all over the world do all kinds of harmfull things, whether it be as a choice or as a result of unavoidable circumstances. Doesn't mean avoiding harmfull stuff when easy to do so isn't preferable.
This is important where the use of any fine powder preparation or use is involved. Those who make their own paints should be aware that in countries that do have the proper safety equipment available a mask protecting from inhaling fine powers. Over time you will develop lung problems as you get older.
I'm a blacksmith, and when i studied the craft at full time some years ago, some of my classmates were tasked to produce copper for something from scratch, using Malakite. Our teachers made a huge fuss about not being indoors and allways making sure the wind was blowing away from them at ANY given time during the process. But they were fine whit us breathing in the dust from the charcoal, and koks we used. As if that was any better for our lungs
Thank you V&A Museum for this series of multidisciplinary, entertaining and inspiring videos. Please keep up such a brilliant job! ✨ A big hello from Italy 😊
This is a minimal preparation of lapis lazuli, basically the first stage. The next stage is embedding the pigment in a maxiture of resins and forming sausages of the mixture. These are then repeatedly washed in water with what falls out at each stage. The first washing produces the best quality, known as Fra Angelica. The final washing, of several, produces lapis ash, grey in colour and is the lightest and lowest quality. Paints are then made from each grade. Master Pigments - no affiliation - here on YT has two videos on preparation of Lapis Lazuli and the second shows the resin and washing stages. These washed resin pigments would be those used by the great painters, Fra Angelica reserves for the robes of Jesus and Mary.
It depends on what quality your lapis rough is, if u got madani 4 mine old type material or really high quality jundak material then u don’t need to process it with waxes or resins
The thumbnail for this video appears to be a screen shot of the teal pigment on the mulling tool. However, before I watched this video, I thought that mulling tool screen shot was actually a stamped foliage image. It became clear, while watching this video, that this wasn't a stamping project. However, it left me wondering if the mulled pigment could be used in stamping projects. If it is possible, would one require more gum Arabic in the mulling stage so that the pigment can adhere better to a stamping block? Thanks for another great video.
Pigment making is considered a hazardous job as the finer you pulverize materials. A lot of minerals start to become prone to reactive to the person who touches them as well as the air and environment. A lot of chemicals not just colours come from minerals. She should be wearing a filter mask and gloves at the very least to a forced air ventilated face shield mask and light weight full body Tyvek suit. Art and Creative Materials Institute has a word to say to this lady.
Lol! Did the Moguls teach the painters of Ajanta how to make pigments from stones? Moguls, it seems. We were a very advanced civilisation way before the invaders arrived.
As a painter and jeweler, as well as a former anthropology student, I am completely in awe watching this process. It is astoundingly hard work to produce these pigments by hand, and you can clearly appreciate the expense of the colors, how very precious these things are indeed. It also makes me very much appreciate being able to pick up a tube of ultramarine and a brush, and hop to it without having to go through the arduous process. That said, I can also see why doing this makes one all the more connected to our work and tools. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Thank you for doing some gallery-quality experimental archaeology! Making paintings with semiprecious gems is a fable-like occupation.
Really wonderful video, I love how the artist explains everything. ( I’m also impressed how she keeps her white shirt so clean!).
The sleeve is constantly soooo close to the pigment! :^)
the magic of the movies
@@vamuseum Ha ha, of course! :^)
Yes. I was thinking the same thing.
More Anita Chowdry please. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Loving this series of Mughal related videos. The embroidered hunting coat was awesome and I’ve always been fascinated by how paint colours were created from stones. Creating their paints was essential for the European masters - so different from how artists now can just buy their materials.
More on this subject, please 🙏🏼
Fascinating process. I think recreating the making of these colors and using the same painting techniques really helps with understanding and valuing these ancient art pieces.
Such a beautyfull paint. Surprised to see she's not wearing ppe. Malachite is a copper carbonate, inhaling the dust isn't the healthiest thing to do.
inhaling air in the most parts of 3rd world countries isnt the healthiest thing to do, yet billions do it and live
@1armeddrummerinaprisonrock244 True. People all over the world do all kinds of harmfull things, whether it be as a choice or as a result of unavoidable circumstances.
Doesn't mean avoiding harmfull stuff when easy to do so isn't preferable.
Came here to say this as well.
This is important where the use of any fine powder preparation or use is involved. Those who make their own paints should be aware that in countries that do have the proper safety equipment available a mask protecting from inhaling fine powers. Over time you will develop lung problems as you get older.
I'm a blacksmith, and when i studied the craft at full time some years ago, some of my classmates were tasked to produce copper for something from scratch, using Malakite. Our teachers made a huge fuss about not being indoors and allways making sure the wind was blowing away from them at ANY given time during the process.
But they were fine whit us breathing in the dust from the charcoal, and koks we used. As if that was any better for our lungs
Thank you V&A Museum for this series of multidisciplinary, entertaining and inspiring videos. Please keep up such a brilliant job! ✨ A big hello from Italy 😊
That burnishing technique is so interesting; I'll have to try it on all my poorly-behaved blue watercolours!
Excellent presentation! Can't wait to visit the exhibition!
Everything about this video was quite lovely.Thank you.🙏
This is a minimal preparation of lapis lazuli, basically the first stage.
The next stage is embedding the pigment in a maxiture of resins and forming sausages of the mixture. These are then repeatedly washed in water with what falls out at each stage.
The first washing produces the best quality, known as Fra Angelica.
The final washing, of several, produces lapis ash, grey in colour and is the lightest and lowest quality.
Paints are then made from each grade.
Master Pigments - no affiliation - here on YT has two videos on preparation of Lapis Lazuli and the second shows the resin and washing stages. These washed resin pigments would be those used by the great painters, Fra Angelica reserves for the robes of Jesus and Mary.
It depends on what quality your lapis rough is, if u got madani 4 mine old type material or really high quality jundak material then u don’t need to process it with waxes or resins
Thanks for info, do you know what stone is used for mortar/pestle- a type of granite? that master pigments seems to be a defunct channel
Lovely video and very informative. Thank you.
This is fascinating but I'm glad someone else is doing it. I spent the whole video with clenched teeth because of that dry raspy noise......*shudder*
Living history, fantastic.
OMG!! So much work to get color!!!😮
Thank you for sharing such an educational and visually beautiful video.
The thumbnail for this video appears to be a screen shot of the teal pigment on the mulling tool. However, before I watched this video, I thought that mulling tool screen shot was actually a stamped foliage image. It became clear, while watching this video, that this wasn't a stamping project. However, it left me wondering if the mulled pigment could be used in stamping projects. If it is possible, would one require more gum Arabic in the mulling stage so that the pigment can adhere better to a stamping block? Thanks for another great video.
Always wondered how they used lapis for paint. Beautiful!😍
I want to make a single source painting now thank you so much
Clear and to the point. Good stuff.
Love painting going to try this❤
Thank you for this video. Very interesting.
Fascinating
Thank-you. Very interesting.🧐
This was really neat
● japanese has a sens of selection for keeping their abilities about putting the miniature.
My gratitude. 🎗
Wonderful, thank you
Fabulous!
Very interesting. Thank you.
Thanks!
Pigment making is considered a hazardous job as the finer you pulverize materials. A lot of minerals start to become prone to reactive to the person who touches them as well as the air and environment. A lot of chemicals not just colours come from minerals. She should be wearing a filter mask and gloves at the very least to a forced air ventilated face shield mask and light weight full body Tyvek suit. Art and Creative Materials Institute has a word to say to this lady.
So much ASMR here 💘
Wonderful!
💖🌸
Is it safe to work with these materials? The dust full of copper could harm you.
This is ASMR. Fight me
Definitely. They should have put this in their ASMR series!
Enter Islam and success
Why not use a mill rather than a mortar and pestle?
Please have a nice day ❤
Wow she is raw dogging that malachite. That's so dangerous.
Please don't mess with malachite dust. Copper poisoning.
Lady should be wearing a mask tbh
Lol! Did the Moguls teach the painters of Ajanta how to make pigments from stones? Moguls, it seems. We were a very advanced civilisation way before the invaders arrived.
Minecraft in real life
The camera work is very bad.
That’s a shame to break up the malachite like that
What's with the fake water noises
The shaky camera work doesn't make this video more artistic, it's annoying.
Fascinating