WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

As far back as 20,000 and 25,000 years ago images were found in caves in France and Spain and artists then had to rely upon natural pigments from the earth. They used the juice of berries and fruits and saps and charcoal. They even used blood.

The Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks and Romans used oils as varnishes and red and yellow ochre, chalk and even ARSENIC were used. These substances were mixed with binders such as lime, Arabic, albumen, and beeswax.

Pretty toxic stuff even if the results were astonishing given to the proper artists. Unbelievable that we have come so far.

In the middle ages “paint” was used to coat ships and boats to protect it. It was used as a varnish. Today we have so many choices that we can actually separate our projects out from one another and either paint or varnish OR BOTH. We’ve come a long way baby.

Later, pigments were sometimes sold in their dry form for consumers to take home to mix there. Pigments come in many colors - white pigment is titanium dioxide, which conceals very well and black pigment is usually made from carbon. Earth Safe Finishes Perfect paint in white and black create the same results and you can add any one of our finishes to create a more in-depth look.

Start with the basics and work your way up and out. Grab a brush and have some fun. What do you think Rembrandt was thinking when he painted the image above?

There is no reason the proper artist couldn't paint with this intensity by using ESF products.

No reason at all. AND IT'S SAFE FOR YOU AND THE EARTH. Too bad the Masters didn't have ESF!!!!!!