My Fra Angelico Blue. The finest Lapis Lazuli pigment to watercolor paint.

[@FatFilbert-lv4ki]

Wow. Your video making and story telling skills have much improved since you made this back in 08/2022. Large cheer for Laurens.

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank yo uso much! :D

[@amyofthewood2578]

This is the only color I've seen you grind down the stone for, and make the binder too; it's really just so cool watching the process. This color is beautiful and probably quite out of my range as a novice! Thank you for sharing these videos, and all the little techniques you share as well! Here and on reddit, I really enjoy your content 🙏🏻

[@dirtyblueshop]

Really appreciate it! :)

[@Sunny_Blue_]

Outstanding work! Hats off to you, my dear; as a viewer, this is simply marvelous to watch. You have produced such an observant and thoughtful video, with the sound effects of grinding and bashing of the brass mortars, documenting your method closely, and showing us this technique for creating such a colorful manifestation as lapis. Wherever did you learn this method? There is an excellent teacher in the UK named Dr. David Cranswick who offers a week-long ‘lapis lazuli’ workshop, and I am grateful to have found him. One day, I hope to experience in person the process and sight of lapis coming into being.

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you so so much!!! It means the world to me! I’ve seen his work, it looks really good! I’ve taught myself with the help of the original (translated) Cennini book and some research 😊

[@TracyIndy]

Great video. Thank you for sharing such a complex process with us.

[@dirtyblueshop]

My absolute pleasure!

[@KRCanetti]

Awesome job! Love your work and passion, Laurens.

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you so much Heidi! Good to hear :D

[@비늘가지]

Awesome... so much effort poured in!

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you for noticing 🙏☺️

[@xXxjjTHEjetPLANEXxXx]

That came out beautiful! I am so curious about your process. I know every paint maker has their secrets though hehe. Good job!

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you so much! Basically my full process in in the description ;) But the quantities... that's the trade secret. That and working with knowledge and passion!

[@pootnikalexander]

Compliments! Well worth the color and saturation>

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you so much! I need to make a new batch. I’ll probably make a new video on it too 🙏

[@ydnftbhdy]

I want to make this, you have the only good video for high quality handmade lapis lazuli I've seen! Will you ever do a more detailed guide? If you're interested I'd love to know your process in more detail and write it down.

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you so much!! Yes I want to redo it in a proper horizontal format! 🙏

[@ydnftbhdy]

May I ask where you buy the high quality lapis?@@dirtyblueshop

[@dirtyblueshop]

This I still had from an old collection as a kid!

[@Yourhighnessnona]

I am SCREAMING 💙

[@dirtyblueshop]

I guess that's a good thing? 😅

[@guilhermefalk916]

Did you extracted it in the potash with your bare hands? I am studying the recipe and some people recomend at least a 13pH solution... Did you make your own potash or did you use pure potassium hydroxide diluted in water?

[@dirtyblueshop]

It’s store bought and I used just a tiny bit in distilled water

[@JFHomehr]

Blue is my favourite colour´and this is just gorgeous.

[@dirtyblueshop]

Thank you so much! It’s my favorite too, this is a very special one to make 💙

[@sophielj3031]

This is a great video. I tried that myself, but it didn't work. My pine rosin, beeswax and gum mastic mixture didn't melt in the water bath so I had to put it directly on the hot plate and unfortunately when I added the lapis lazuli powder it turned green. Do you have a tip or an idea what's going wrong?

[@dirtyblueshop]

Did you use all the right resins? I know synthetic ultramarine can turn greenish yellow when combined with an acid.. otherwise I can’t think of anything. Unless it was Azurite instead of lapis 🧐

[@sophielj3031]

Thank you very much for the reply. Something must be wrong with my resins. It would be really helpful if you could tell me which one exactly you are using.

[@dirtyblueshop]

I actually had most of it from old art supplies I bought from a fellow artist. The beeswax was just from a local store

[@awatercolourist]

Where did you find that copper pestle and mortar?

[@dirtyblueshop]

At the thrift shop 🤙

[@awatercolourist]

@@dirtyblueshop Thanks! Very cool find 😃

[@5chr4pn3ll]

Some captions and widescreen would be lovely, but very interesting nonetheless :)

[@dirtyblueshop]

In the next version!

[@gina7263]

Ooooo I understood nothing (please don't explain, I like the mystery) but it was mesmerizing

[@dirtyblueshop]

😅🙏

[@gabriellazar4133]

Can you slow down with the pictures you going to fast not able to see anything

[@dirtyblueshop]

Sure! I’ll reshoot the video in the summer so I’ll take that with me

[@ayoungtricknamedjim5498]

Wtf is that goo in the jar near the beginning?

[@dirtyblueshop]

It’s gum Arabic, the full process is in the caption below the video!

[@k.elmaraghy1370]

I am sorry to say that.. but i much prefer the ones without voiceover 😂

[@dirtyblueshop]

That’s very okay! 😅

[@NicholeFraserSicNic]

I'm tired watching you do that let alone You actually doing all that work, but I get it is for the love of pigment after all right?!

[@dirtyblueshop]

Plus, it gives me the most beautiful Lapis Pigment I know is the real deal! :D

[@DorkVader26]

I got $5.

[@dirtyblueshop]

Good for you!