Natural Clay Paint, homemade with soil and wheatpaste: A cinematic venture

This homemade clay paint is a great alternative to acrylic or latex paints. It is suitable for existing walls in conventional houses or over plaster in natural homes. This is a perfect for non-toxic paint, in fact everything in this recipe is edible! All the ingredients in this film can be food-grade and naturally sourced, making it a sustainable, healthy option for families.
The paint technique shown in the film is water soluble when it dries. This makes it unsuitable for wet conditions, unless sealed with linseed oil or another masonry sealer OR if an additive was included instead of the wheat paste, such as Caesin glue, acrylic, or soy resin.
This technique can be used on an existing acrylic wall. If using it on bare drywall, we recommend a conventional primer first.
In this film we collected soil as an example of the diversity of colors in the earth, but you can easily purchase white and/or grey clay and add pigments to achieve any color.
Ingredients:
Clay -
You either use bagged clay (which is a purer form of clay) from local ceramic suppliers or some hardware stores OR you can harvest your own soil as we did in this film.
Most soils have some clay content in it, but you will have to process it as we show in the video. We soaked our soil in water to screen it wet, however soil can still be screened dry. We used a windowscreen but you can use smaller mesh if you want your paint finer. If you sift your clay wet, you need to get rid of the excess moisture to make a clay putty. Here we achieved this by hanging it in cloth for a few days, allowing any excess water to drain. This resulted in a clay putty, which has a toothpaste-like consistency.
Wheat-Paste Concentrate -
This is your common glue to use paper mache and other craft projects. You need to use white flour as wholewheat is not sticky enough.
The recipe for the wheat-paste concentrate is:
1 cup Flour
Mixed with 2 cups cold water
Add mix to 1½ cups of boiling water
Cook until thick and translucent
Mica Powder -
We added Mica Powder as a paint thickener. You can use a very fine sand and marble powder but these can be very heavy. You might have luck with calcium carbonate or limestone powder if you can’t find Mica powder.
You can purchase Mica powder here: nmclay.com/mica-200-mica-200c...
Pigment -
We did not use pigment in the video, I used a small amount of green pigment in one of my colors, otherwise all the colors were natural.
You can use any pigments from your hardware store that are dyes for cements, or from your ceramic stores. You can also get tints from paint counters at hardware stores. There are also a million places online.
Paint Recipe (using Clay Putty):
1-part Wheatpaste Concentrate
1-parts Water
1-part Clay Putty
1-part Mica powder
Mix all together and adjust to desired consistency.
Paint Recipe (using Dry Clay)
1-part Wheatpaste Concentrate
2-parts water
1-part clay
1-part Mica powder
Mix all together and adjust to desired consistency.
If you are not planning to use within 24 hours, store in the fridge, as the flour will begin to ferment.
Apply with a brush, roller or even spray.
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as a potter, a landscape designer and a drone pilot I can not express how much I love this short. thank you

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[@jf2801]

I'm literally just an artist who thinks it's cool to use what's readily available to make your own natural pigments. So, this was pretty cool from an artistic standpoint, too. Also, the cinematography was nice!

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Video too is full of everything that's good🙏💗😊

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it is not very often you come across pure artistry in both camera work and subject like this and this is why we need people like you and all who work with you on KZbin and beyond I for one would like to say thankyou thankyou thankyou for sharing this fantastic piece of work and very interesting content you have inspired me to do better.

[@nomagil4697]

I grew up in a mud house so for painting inside we use go and collect the soil different colours and add the moles soil for the color. We use a sheep skin as a brush this reminds of home

[@cavelleardiel]

where was home

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Such a very very beautiful memory.

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After 3 weeks of solo covid 19 lockdown this video was heaven sent....thank-you

[@masja1790]

Normally I would get scared if I saw a guy in the woods with a shovel....🤣 I love this. It is incredible and a bautiful result! Talk about earthy tones 😉 🙏🏻❤

[@createlovehappy]

I’m a potter so you had me at “clay” and I loved the video and how you shot it, with all the angles and cuts. Great job. It’s so satisfying to see clay squeezed in the hands.

[@jackstrubbe7608]

Likewise! I used to teach making teabowls to children years ago, and delighted in how they are not as afraid of its tactile feel as many adults are.

[@Miley239239]

When this popped up in my feed i would have never expected it to be the best tutorial i‘ve ever seen. Wow

[@mamemckee2190]

As a potter I love seeing the clay honored in this way. As an artist I love the cinematography. Great project! Vermont subscribed.

[@mamemckee2190]

@serendipidus1 You may have what we call wild clay! Remove stones & hard chunks, wet and make two small spheres. Find a local potter who will contract fire for a couple of bucks and ask for both to be fired (on a tile) at the bisque temp. Then have one fired at the hotter glaze temperature. You will be able to see if it is clay (if it held together and became a solid) and which of the two temperatures it is best at. Often the second firing is too hot and the clay will be darker and more melted/shiny. Usually the first firing is hot enough. We use it for painting decorations on commercially prepared clay.

[@StoicObserverS]

Since I was a small children, I have longed to travel the world and collect soul samples to turn into art. This really inspires me.

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That was an intensely stunning visual experience. Amazing. Seriously.....

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[@DraftingandCrafting]

That was such a lovely red. I also enjoyed the linework without masking off!

[@NeetuSingh.]

i want this kind of house. made of sand, clay, mud & i want earthen pots & glasses to drink water. this is so close to nature.

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« I want, I want ... »

[@StoicObserverS]

It is a lot more work than you think. But it is absolutely worth it.

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yes.. this is so close to nature.. like forests and oceans and iPhones and nuclear power stations and cancer and small pox and tigers and smiles and mangoes flowering and fruiting and rotting.. and drone cameras and satellite wifi.. all nature.. all of us.. ;9)

[@gracelaforge9778]

Besides learning a process I knew little about, it was just beautiful to watch - glad you gave a glimpse into the photography challenges...the music supported it - like in a meditation! My students who love dipping their hands into the slop bucket would find this satisfying!

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Grace LaForge Couldn’t agree more on all counts ✌️

[@Smali789]

I could feel the petrichor when he mixed the soil in water. Soooo satisfying ❤️

[@tenj00]

Wow the cinematography is fantastic. It overshadows the content of the video.

[@krishughes-craig2575]

This is beautifully shot, edited and I am going to make sure all my students see this! PeRfEcT!!!!

[@louise9973]

Fantastic again, never disappointed.

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You are ,this is pure magic! Thank You for the inspiration.. the film quality, vibes, music perfect.

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Yep...I like that little workshop...and the natural colours

[@vicd443]

The ultimate in "earth tones". Thank you for sharing your techniques and artistry.

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This is the most enjoyable video I have watched in a very, very long time.

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Non invasive sound, photogenic and beautiful. Thanks

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I’m in love with your work. 💛🙌🏻

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Beautiful film, well done!

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This was the sound of happy. I loved this

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Breathtaking, magnificently just simply beautiful. I love your work. If only we could get humanity back to a place of beauty and love... to a place of not so much stress. Food, laughing and creating beauty in walls...not our faces.

[@SudeeshSubramanian]

Today I made my first pottery with my own home made clay when suddenly the idea of using clay as paint struck my mind. You guys just made my thought a reality 👌👍

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I'm OBSESSED with this channel. I want that paint!!

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Fabulous cinematography! So inspiring! I so want to try this on my cob house.

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Beautiful work! Can’t wait til I try to make some natural paint from my land. ❤

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100% worthy of my time. I want to watch again and again. A lovely offering to life and collective well-being you have made. 🙏🏽

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This made me absolutely so happy

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I can barely handle how gorgeous this is. Thank you.

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Haven't seen anything as soulful as this.! So pure it feels "HOME" ...!Thank you so much for sharing this treasure ❤️

[@StoneAndersonStudio]

I'm not good enough with words to express how much I appreciated this. This was amazing. Thank you.

[@TinyGiantLifeStyle]

Thank you for this ASMR & tactile experience. This has reawakened a primal drive to live in connection to earth in pure simplicity.

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How can anyone possibly give this masterpiece a thumbs down?? So beautiful🥰

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Natural things are always soothing..

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Beautiful. Nothing more environment friendly than this.

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Much better than asmr imo

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Great to have a recipe that wont poison the earth

[@BirthSentient]

Beautiful!

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Wow!!! Thousands thanks!! So lovely!

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I love this. I am going to be doing some more earth plaster and then paint in my house, but I was not expecting to find this video. . .a work so beautiful and inspiring. It reflects the beauty of the natural aesthetic that many of us long to live and are striving to integrate into our lives. It makes me want to cry! I really believe this is what the world needs more of. Real beauty and true quality. . . Thank you!

[@ThoughtfulBiped]

This is such a beautiful video. Beyond just the clay. It is our Mother, Earth, The Provider, in all her glory. Thank you.

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i cant explain the joy and inner peace this brings thank you both

[@mariannemoroney2922]

Your videos are liquid art, intoxicating and beautiful. Thank you

[@cowzah8551]

What a stunningly made film...love the intimate scale at which the entire process is shown here...elevating it even beyond the making of clay paint into sublime abstraction.

[@paulbertrand8935]

This video oozed with texture like nothing I've seen on KZbin. Very well done!

[@KarenLustrup]

I love this video and how beautifully done visually. I came across this video a few years ago and had to go dig it up again! Question though: At the end of the video, the shot of the hut, what had you done on those other walls that are textured? I'd love to see it closer and what you did there!!

[@sumaya4091]

Very inspiring!! My earth-loving wannabe farmer preteen asked me with a huge smile if I could 'like' this video. This means a lot!

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Cinematically beautiful.

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this is better than watching Netflix :)

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You always find a way to feed my soul. Thank you.

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Beautifully done, when people enjoy what they do it shines.

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earth becomes art! I love this

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I can't possibly improve on what Anthony Novelli said. As an art lover, nature lover, and environmentalist, I intend to visit this site frequently. It is so beautiful! So informative! Such a feast for the eyes and soul!

[@76BedfordStreet]

Everything about this video is stunning and so calming. You made dirt look absolutely gorgeous. Beautiful. Thank you!

[@alexzioek9680]

The real beauty of creating things as close to nature as possible. Stunning! And you really didn` t restrict yourself with the color choices.

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This man is killing it

[@stellaq3306]

4:44 Anyone else just want to jump into the screen and get immersed in clay squishing? Aaaw that looked so yummy feeling!

[@bhumia001]

Wow! Simply love this...thank you!

[@MiadeFleur]

FANTASTIC!

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If I could "like" it a thousand times, I would. Many thanks!

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Just WOW! From starting to end!

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Everything about your work is embodying the spiritual legacy of the intimate relationship with our earth and ancestry. I'm gleefully encouraged to dig my hands in...the poetry of mud. So much gratitude for the grace and beauty you are sharing.

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Pure joy, introspection, creativity will never cease to amaze. Beautiful.

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Seems like they have put their heart and soul in this video... Just beautiful

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Fantastic! What a joy in feeling the earth between fingers and looking at all these colors! Thank you for this video.

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so incredible, the colors of the earth and your appreciation of it

[@kookoo4mike]

Stunning video. A delight to my eyes. Thank you.

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This is so beautiful.. it feels like you're honoring earth by creating masterpieces like this!

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[@NeetuSingh.]

this is so soothing. as if someone is in deep meditation. wonderful creation.

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Make more of these videos man. Mankind needs it. Please. You made my work hell easy.

[@Hahzi]

What an absolutely stunning video.

[@elaine7owen]

This made my soul dance. Thank you for such a beautiful creation.

[@eeshaaus2123d]

what a beautiful process!

[@richardschneider4775]

Great work. Paint from soil water & flour excellent for school and scouts to learn the old ways

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Nature does this in a massive way!

[@solomonktl6]

Breathtaking

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So peaceful to watch, beautiful.

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This was one of the Most satisfying videos to watch

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Beautiful! I love the concept of using colors of the earth through such a simple process and you made it as beautiful to watch! Great work! Thank you for this new inspiration

[@yogaforsuccess]

BEAUTIFUL

[@authornesilstone]

Just last week I started making my own paint too! Love this 🤍

[@maxinealexandra7211]

So much appreciation for this craft, this video, and your efforts in putting it all together. So relaxing to witness. Thank you.

[@palmerdex]

It is amazing to work with Nature this way, I am thankful for your work

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You are a GENIUS - thank you for sharing your knowledge.

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This is for sure one of the best videos I've seen in a while!

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Amazing filming!!!! I’m super impressed and have no idea how you achieved such a professional standard of tutorial. I’m blown away!! Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

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Thanks really for presenting this. It is elegant and simple. ❤ Much appreciation

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OMG! I loved this video so much, I’m a potter and let me tell you that I enjoyed every second of this amazing video, thanks for sharing ✨🧡