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Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, Kerria lacca (Order Hemiptera, Family Coccidae) on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. The insect secretes resin forming tunnel-like tubes as it traverses the branches of trees. This insect is in the same family as the insect from which cochineal is obtained. The resin is collected, processed and sold as dry flakes that can be dissolved in ethyl ...

The Reeves brothers are credited with the invention of watercolor cakes. Since the introduction of the watercolor cakes over 200 years ago, manufactured watercolor paint has changed the way artists work. Artists no longer must laboriously grind pigment in gum-water to make paint and tirelessly rub hard cakes to get color.


The Reeves brothers are credited with the invention of watercolor cakes.

Not only did a series of innovations in the 19th century improve watercolor painting materials, but thanks to modern chemistry, the variety, saturation and permanence of artists’ pigments available is greater than ...

Rublev Colours Stack Process White Lead is made in small amounts according to 16th century Dutch method, differing little to the historical “stack process.” It is basic ...

Preparing Bole (from dry bole)
Materials: Glue pot, glue, bole (dry cone), distilled water, wooden spoon

1. Soak 80 grams of the glue in one liter (about one quart) of cold water for about 30 minutes.
2. Warm up the resulting mass in a water bath until the glue is completely dissolved (See Tip No. 2).

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