This carbon black pigment is made from the charcoal from the fires of local brewers in Sharon’s neighborhood in Lira. The pigment is very light in weight, but rich and intense. (Also, we have no trouble mixing it with gum arabic to make paint).

Hellen’s Black was gifted to the Paintmakers by Hellen after the team painted her traditional house. Hellen also lets the Paintmakers gather soot from the thatched roof to make Atuk Brown soot pigment.

This carbon black pigment is made from carbonized groundnut shells from groundnuts grown near the studio (groundnuts are peanuts). The pigment is very light in weight, but rich and intense, and it mixes easily into paint. It is a slightly warm carbon black.

(N° 053, Edition: September 2024)Boroboro East, Lira, Uganda Boroboro Bricks is a rich, bright, warm orange color very similar to Agwata Orange but a hint of red-brown because it has been heated. It is made from clay bricks from Boroboro. Burnt bricks are more than building Materials , they hold a natural , rich Orange…

Ngetta Black is a gentle umber brown pigment, a bit flat. It comes from the Ngetta Hill on the edge of Lira city. The pigment starts a little gritty, so be sure to wet grind until smooth before mulling with your binder.