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-Recipes are available in books to make your own paints and pigments from natural ingredients.+_Recipes are available in books to make your own paints and pigments from natural ingredients._
  
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-[Redfield Community](https://redfieldcommunity.org.uk) changed from waterproof paint to eco-paints on all of its 195 sash windows; only natural, breathable materials are now used on the building – for example, as well as paints, lime mortars and linseed oil putty instead of cement mortars or mastics.+_[Redfield Community](https://redfieldcommunity.org.uk) changed from waterproof paint to eco-paints on all of its 195 sash windows; only natural, breathable materials are now used on the building – for example, as well as paints, lime mortars and linseed oil putty instead of cement mortars or mastics._
  
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-How to make ‘quark’ - a binder for milk-based paint recipes.+_How to make ‘quark’ - a binder for milk-based paint recipes._
  
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-The waste products from the manufacture of some brands of natural paints are totally [compostable](/cpst/composting).+_The waste products from the manufacture of some brands of natural paints are totally [compostable](/cpst/composting)._
  
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-A palette of milk paints mixed with a range of natural pigments.+_A palette of milk paints mixed with a range of natural pigments._
  
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-We know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but we still think that natural paints are more beautiful.+_We know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but we still think that natural paints are more beautiful._
  
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-Making a basic clay paint, with clay, lime and cow dung. Here’s [an even simpler technique](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag_QCHuoQgk).+_Making a basic clay paint, with clay, lime and cow dung. Here’s [an even simpler technique](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag_QCHuoQgk)._
  
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-Also available are environmentally-friendly paint and varnish removers, that will also remove textured finishes (like ‘Artex’), and graffiti.+_Also available are environmentally-friendly paint and varnish removers, that will also remove textured finishes (like ‘Artex’), and graffiti._
  
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
  
 +- [Community RePaint](https://communityrepaint.org.uk/) - collects leftover paint for community use
 +- [PaintGreen](https://paintingdecoratingassociation.co.uk/members-hub/member-resources/paint-green/) - find eco-friendly painters & decorators
 +- [Tips](https://www.lowimpact.org/categories/shelter/natural-paints/further-info/) - how to make your own paint from eggs, clay & milk
 +- [Mother Earth News](https://www.motherearthnews.com/diy/natural-paint-zmaz06onzraw/)  - DIY natural paints
  
  
-## Specialist(s)+ 
 +## Specialist curators of this topic
  
  
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