Gemstone Paint-Making Masterclass – Create Paints from Real Gemstones
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Handmade In Small Batches
Discover the lost art of making your own gemstone paints by hand. In this immersive Masterclass, participants explore how artists of the Renaissance created color from raw stones. Under the guidance of De Mairo Studio artists, you’ll grind, mull, and mix pigments such as Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Red Jasper, and Yellow Jasper into pure watercolor paints — the same materials once used by Fra Angelico and Michelangelo.
This class is both educational and deeply creative. Whether you’re a professional artist or an absolute beginner, you’ll leave with a set of handmade gemstone paints, your finished artwork, and a new appreciation for the connection between nature and art.
Gemstone Paint‑Making Masterclass
Grind, mull, and mix genuine Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Red Jasper, and Yellow Jasper into handmade watercolour paints — the same materials once used by Fra Angelico and Michelangelo.
Colour that comes from stone, not a tube.
Four stones. Four legendary colours.
Lapis Lazuli
Malachite
Red Jasper
Yellow Jasper
From history lesson to finished artwork.
Learn
An introduction to natural mineral pigments and their place in Renaissance art, from Fra Angelico's blues to Michelangelo's palette.
Grind & Mull
Combine raw gemstone pigment with our gum arabic binder and mull it properly on glass, by hand.
Mix & Layer
Adjust consistency and build new shades of your own by mixing and layering the four gemstone colours.
Paint
Test your paints on watercolour paper and create a finished piece with the colours you made.
- All genuine gemstone pigments
- Gum arabic watercolour binder
- Glass muller & paint-making tools
- Watercolour paper, brushes & mixing materials
- Refreshments
- Guided instruction by De Mairo Studio artists
- Your own handmade gemstone watercolour paints
- A finished artwork you created
- A Gemstone Paint-Making Certificate
- A deeper understanding of natural pigments
25+ years reviving Renaissance-era pigment-making by hand, sourcing genuine lapis lazuli from the Sar-e-Sang mines of Badakhshan. Every session is guided personally.
Make colour from the earth itself.
One afternoon. Four legendary gemstones. A finished piece made with paint you mixed by hand. Class size is kept small — once it's full, it's full.
