a geology of color
an artist’s guide to natural earth pigments
A Geology of Color is a how-to art book for artists, colorists, and naturalists who seek detailed information about identifying, collecting, and using earth pigments in their personal studio. This book shares the deeply mindful process of finding and collecting earth pigments, while also providing guidelines and components for how to make paint, drawing, and inking materials. A Geology of Color will inspire creatives to take the first step towards heightened awareness and genuine reverence for the natural world.
120 pages / 40+ images / sustainably printed
With attention to every little detail, this book was designed intentionally from cover to cover. It delivers you a beautiful potato-starch paperback book that travels well into the field.
Now available as an ebook.
Explore 5 Full and Reflective Sections
that will help guide you to identify, collect, and process rocks, dirt, and soil into artist-grade mediums
Pigments
Dive into the complex chemistry of pigments. Learn about their unique makeup and their compelling characteristics.
Identify
Learn the 3 geological components that create an earth pigment. Expand your vocabulary and develop a language to identify these minerals in the wild. This section is deep and shares the many complexities of iron oxide.
Collect
Understand how to collect natural earth pigments with no trace practices while utilizing several different resources to help guide you to the right environments for collecting.
Process
Acquire the skills to process raw earth pigments into refined, artist-grade pigment powder using sustainable techniques. Includes recipes for painting, drawing, and inking mediums.
Test
Learn to test natural earth pigments to create long-lasting, archive quality materials.
“This investigation will become a part of your life, connecting you to the land in so many unexpected ways.”
— A Geology of Color