KAMAPIGMENTS dispersions are a mix of of organic pigments and water. More specifically, the term dispersion designates that the aggregates of pigments have been separated to their finest level, thus giving an aqueous solution of finely divided pigments with outstanding tinting power. For the reasons explained above, we should not consider the dispersions as PAINT but as another form that PIGMENTS can adopt.

What make these aqueous dispersions of pigments so interesting for artists is that they allow PIGMENTS to be mixed into BINDERS without pre-mixing (pre-mixing dry pigments into water is, in fact, the process of “dispersion”; which is the wetting and grinding necessary to gain the maximum potential of the pigments). With dispersions it is both simple and fast to mix pigments with a multitude of binders such as acrylic polymer emulsion, casein, gum arabic or egg; therefore arriving at: Acrylic paints, Casein, W/C and Gouache or Egg Tempera (see our binders recipes).

Dispersions, being extremely concentrated, you simply add drops of dispersion into the binder that you have chosen; stirring for a few seconds and you will arrive at full and rich hues of color, ready to use. An added benefit here is that you control, exactly, what pigments are in the desired paint. Too often, companies make their colors with the addition of “White” pigments (notably: Titanium Dioxide). An artist attempting to produce a clean and brilliant “Glaze” of color would be forced to settle for the dulling effect that this unwanted pigment, would create. We at Kama pigments suggest that artists always read the labels of their tube paints or ask for the technical color charts, available when purchasing. In this way they will have an “accurate” description of what pigments have been used to make the color and therefore will not be disappointed in the characteristics of their purchase. Both our pigment and dispersions are “pure” and not mixtures of two or more colors; you get exactly the color, characteristics and performance you expect and demand.