Investigatory Project About Art
COLORFUL PLANTS IN A PALETTE
ABSTRACT
Paints are most commonly used to color or provide texture to objects. They also serve as protection and covering to, for example, wooden furniture (e.g. tables and chairs) from rotting, termites, and other factors that cause damage. To artists on the other hand, paint is a medium used to express and translate their thoughts and imaginative visions into canvas. However, some artists and aspiring ones alike all over the world face some financial stability challenges which prevent them from obtaining quality painting mediums that are inconveniently costly. Thus, the investigators decided to find a cheap method of creating home-made paint composed of materials abundant in the household and in the surroundings.
METHODOLOGY
* * Materials * Boiling set-up * Strainer * Container * Spoon * Mortar and Pestle * Knife and Chopping board * Red beet, turmeric powder, leftover blueberries * Baking soda * Vinegar * Corn syrup * Corn starch
* Procedure
Each plant was finely chopped and ground and individually boiled in water.
Once the water was evidently stained with the pigment of the plant used, the heat source was put off and the contents of the pot were left to cool.
When cooled, the residues were strained and the resulting dye was collected in a container and was set aside.
This process was done three times, for each vegetable.
In a bowl, the following ingredients were added and mixed in a sequencing order: 4 tbsp. of baking soda; 2 tbsp. of vinegar; ½ tsp. of corn syrup; and 2 tbsp. of corn starch.
The mixture was then distributed in separate plastic cups.
Several drops of each dye were added in each solution and were mixed.
Trials and samples were made.
DATA AND RESULTS
Trial samples of individual dyes and dyes A B mixed with binder solution
Based from observations and comments, sample A (synthetic
ABSTRACT
Paints are most commonly used to color or provide texture to objects. They also serve as protection and covering to, for example, wooden furniture (e.g. tables and chairs) from rotting, termites, and other factors that cause damage. To artists on the other hand, paint is a medium used to express and translate their thoughts and imaginative visions into canvas. However, some artists and aspiring ones alike all over the world face some financial stability challenges which prevent them from obtaining quality painting mediums that are inconveniently costly. Thus, the investigators decided to find a cheap method of creating home-made paint composed of materials abundant in the household and in the surroundings.
METHODOLOGY
* * Materials * Boiling set-up * Strainer * Container * Spoon * Mortar and Pestle * Knife and Chopping board * Red beet, turmeric powder, leftover blueberries * Baking soda * Vinegar * Corn syrup * Corn starch
* Procedure
Each plant was finely chopped and ground and individually boiled in water.
Once the water was evidently stained with the pigment of the plant used, the heat source was put off and the contents of the pot were left to cool.
When cooled, the residues were strained and the resulting dye was collected in a container and was set aside.
This process was done three times, for each vegetable.
In a bowl, the following ingredients were added and mixed in a sequencing order: 4 tbsp. of baking soda; 2 tbsp. of vinegar; ½ tsp. of corn syrup; and 2 tbsp. of corn starch.
The mixture was then distributed in separate plastic cups.
Several drops of each dye were added in each solution and were mixed.
Trials and samples were made.
DATA AND RESULTS
Trial samples of individual dyes and dyes A B mixed with binder solution
Based from observations and comments, sample A (synthetic