Casein paints

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Following a thread on RomanArmyTalk, I began investigating how to even find the right colors for recreating Roman paints. There are two main techniques: encaustic (hot wax) and casein (milk paints). I have not tried the encaustic, but I have found suppliers for both. Encaustic supplies can be found at www.sinopia.com in San Francisco. Due to the difficulty of using it, I prefer casein for now. Milk paints are combined with lime to make a very hard, durable finish, though not as impressive as encaustic. There are three suppliers for milk paints;<br>
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the Old Fashioned Milk Paint Company<br>
www.milkpaint.com/<br>
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Shiva Paints<br>
www.misterart.com/store/v...up_id=2691<br>
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Sinopia, which also has an extensive selection of historical pigments (easy to mix with the Old Fashioned Milk Paint company white or non-pigment base)<br>
www.sinopia.com<br>
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and several others.<br>
Since milk paint has lime in it and calcium, it makes a kind of concrete. Very hard.<br>
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