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Ochre Info

Ochre Supplies

What liquids are added to ochre to turn it into paint ?

Rare Pink and Lilac ochre

Pretty amazing...the colours of Australia

Pretty amazing...the colours of Australia

Exotic ochre colours in rock form available.

buy it now while it’s here for the same price as Red, Yellow and White ochre

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Pretty amazing...the colours of Australia

Pretty amazing...the colours of Australia

Pretty amazing...the colours of Australia

The natural ochre colours seen from the air.

Photo taken from an airplane for an  ABC program.


Ochre packs. Red, yellow and white ochre

Three Ochre Colours Pack

Genuine Australian ochre collected from the bush.

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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

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

Body painting with ochre for ceremony

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 meanings.

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

Ochre Painting

Kilos of ochre, red ochre genuine art ochre natural pigments, solid ochre rocks all available online

How to make Ochre paint

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

Avoid Using Metal Containers

Metal Containers will discolour ochre...aluminium will make the white go grey...steel will rust etc.. Use resealable plastic containers especially if you have glue mixed with it and don't forget to reseal them overnight or it will set hard.

FAQs

What is ochre

Liquids added to ochre include..

Liquids added to ochre include..

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

Aboriginal people still find ochre in well known traditional quarries... 

BUT this bulk ochre comes from the bush ...not from sacred ochre sites 

Liquids added to ochre include..

Liquids added to ochre include..

Liquids added to ochre include..

In the old days we used Wattle tree sap, Fig tree sap, Eggs, Honey, Water,

Emu oil or goanna oil for binder. Nowadays I use pva glue (Craft or wood glue-dries clear.)

Where to buy ochre paint

Liquids added to ochre include..

How is ochre prepared before painting

Right here

is 

the place to buy ochre collected by an Indigenous artist from the Australian bush

How is ochre prepared before painting

How is ochre prepared before painting

How is ochre prepared before painting

Crush it up to a fine powder and mix it with water and let it soak for a few minutes for the best economy.


It can be mixed with emu oil or goanna oil to make body paint that glistens in the moonlight.


Traditional use of ochre

How is ochre prepared before painting

Make your own earth pigments.

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

It is used for magic too.

Often if you want something it helps to visualise it.

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Make your own earth pigments.

How is ochre prepared before 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?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

How are ochre and liquids mixed to make them stick?

Sometimes it is poured onto a flat rock and water and fig tree sap is mixed with it. Sometimes spit...!  

Most people use craft glue and water nowadays in a plastic resealable container.

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


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?

A paint brush from the tip of a kangaroos tail or 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.

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...

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

And if you Reeeeely can't find anything try using different coloured chalk..!

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...

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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LILAC and ORANGE OCHRE

Lilac Ochre

Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre

Beautiful lilac ichre. Very rare.

 I only have 60 Kg or so and I want some too...When it’s gone that’s it. 

From experience a kilo will last years using it in every painting. 

Or as a solid it would cover about 4 or 5 square metres.

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Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre

Amazing, bright orange ochre also available.

I have maybe 30 kilos left.

Amazing orange, it’s like the colour of Uluru 

and like Uluru, photos can’t do it justice. 

I only use it for special effects and a kilo has lasted me nearly 30 years...! 

P.S. It doesn’t come from Uluru - All my ochres are from QLD.

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Safety Data Sheet

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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