Ochre Info

Some Aboriginal ochre uses

That's right I am spitting/spraying it over a boomerang to make a painting

Stencil art...

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Ochres have a long history with Aboriginal people going back hundreds of centuries.

That's right ! (above) I am spitting/spraying it making stencil art.

ochre painted Indigenous fire maker ready to go on stage at the Woodford Festival Fire Event 2018/9

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Ochre is very important for body painting to this very day. Aboriginal dancers and performers in the bush or in the city still re enact ancient adventures of the dream time in their dance.

ochre painted Indigenous fire maker
water is added to ochre to turn it into paint
earth pigments

Aboriginal Art Ochre

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Aboriginal Art Ochre

Body painting can include mythical creation spirits, birds, animals, fish, even worms, butterflies or snakes..Dots, lines, circles...any shapes are laden with millennia of meaning to many cultures.

Ochre is a very ancient rare earth

Ochre is used by Artists all over the World...It is OK to use Ochre.

Humans have been using ochre for hundreds of thousands of years.

It's even ok to use symbols like circles, lines and dots. They belong to every body and show the evolution of our human thoughts from the first dot.

Treat them as prototypes, that help you express yourself.

What is not OK is...

Forgery.

Misappropriation.

Intellectual property theft.

Any artist, religion or first nation group will be upset if their symbols, rituals and culture are copied and used by anyone.

So Sign your creations...Name...Date...Year... ...Professional...

FAQs

What is ochre

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

Liquids added to ochre include..

Basically Clay.

If you want to find Ochre, it is a soft colourful rock, usually clay or kaolin sometimes volcanic...

This ochre has been collected from appropriate places.

Liquids added to ochre include..

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

Liquids added to ochre include..

Wattle tree sap, Fig tree sap , Eggs, Honey, Water, Blood,

Emu oil, Goanna oil

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

How is ochre prepared for painting

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

The ochre is crushed and slowly dampened using enough water to make a paste.

Stir to the thickness and texture you want adding dry ochre or more water..

Stir to the thickness and texture you want adding dry ochre or mwater..

Traditional use of ochre

How is ochre prepared for painting

Make your own earth pigments.

Ochre is used ceremonies like corroborees. Different clan or skin spirits are painted with the ochres to re-enact ancient adventures.

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Make your own earth pigments.

How is ochre prepared for painting

Make your own earth pigments.

Ochre is a natural Earth softish rock or clay

If you find colourful stones that are a bit soft, try grinding them with water

Don't breathe it in be careful stone dust is harmful to your lungs, always grind it with a little water

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

For art...

A Craft glue and water liquid, in a plastic resealable bottle.

5 water to 1 glue.

Add enough liquid to wet the ochre and stir it to make it the consistency of the paint you want to use..runny...or thick..

...Not a concrete mix.

Wattle sap and warm water

What paint brush is used for ochre?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

Modern brushes are good.

A piece of bark, or feather or a few strands of hair are used to apply ochre.

For dots the tip of your finger is good, little finger for little dots, bigger fingers for bigger dots, or different size sticks.

I use feathers, stencils, paint brushes, sticks...

(Tree saps and/or Craft glue and water...)

Look around you will find ochre - different coloured rocks and stones.

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

Rub them on something like a hard flat stone and you will have natural Earth pigment...!

Just add water

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

But not impossible... look around for soft colourful rocks and stones.

You will find them, open your eyes and go outside and have a look!

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TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION: No adverse health effects expected if the product is handled in accordance with this Safety Data Sheet and the product label. Symptoms or effects that may arise if the product is mishandled and overexposure occurs are: Acute Effects Inhalation: Material may be an irritant to mucous membranes and respiratory tract. Skin contact: Contact with skin may result in irritation. Ingestion: Swallowing can result in nausea, vomiting and irritation of the gastrointestinal tract. Eye contact: May be an eye irritant. Exposure to the dust may cause discomfort due to particulate nature. May cause physical irritation to the eyes.

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Some Aboriginal ochre uses

Stencil art...

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Aboriginal Art Ochre

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

Aboriginal Art Ochre

Brushes were made from tufts of fur or bark, feathers and sticks.

Ochre Painting

How to make Ochre paint

Sometimes just water is added and it is touched up regularly at ceremonies.....

Avoid Using Metal Containers

Ochre is a very ancient rare earth

Ochre is used by Artists all over the World...It is OK to use Ochre.

What is not OK is...

So Sign your creations...Name...Date...Year... ...Professional...

FAQs

What is ochre

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

Liquids added to ochre include..

Liquids added to ochre include..

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

Liquids added to ochre include..

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

How is ochre prepared for painting

How is ochre prepared for painting

.....BUT..... Ochre is essentially clay, which is Silica. Silica dust must not be inhaled.

Traditional use of ochre

How is ochre prepared for painting

Make your own earth pigments.

Make your own earth pigments.

How is ochre prepared for painting

Make your own earth pigments.

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

What paint brush is used for ochre?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

Look around you will find ochre - different coloured rocks and stones.

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

Ochre is used by Aboriginal Artists all over Australia... It is not so easy to find...

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