Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk PaintEulalie’s SkyĪrtists in colonial America packed paint pigments and a lime with them as they explored the new land in search of inspiration. Ingredients, which were often added to the milk paint formula, each with varying results, included olive oil, eggs, wax,linseed oil, and glue made from animal hides. Casein, a protein found in milk, remained the primary ingredient for all milk paint recipes. People of different geographic areas and time periods experimented with the simple milk paint recipe to make more colours and increase the decorative longevity of painted objects. Milk paint was used in all geographic areas of the ancient world, due to its simple recipe and availability of the ingredients. A painting of the Giant Deer from Lascaux,France.
Milk is considered simple to make, with the primary components being milk,lime,chalk and earthen pigments found in clay. The paint was commonly used to aid creative self-expression, as well as a protective coating on furniture and porous surfaces.
There is even evidence of milk paint dating back 30,000 years in cave paintings in Australia and was also found in King Tutankhamun’s tomb. Originally it was made with coal, berries and milk, all of which were easily available. Milk Paints which are also referred to as Casein paints have been used for thousands of years. Many people make the mistake of thinking that Milk paint is something new.
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