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Hi
Anyone one on here use pigments to create their own custom colours?
I have recently discovered this Eco friendly product premium pigments made from recycled toner powder so far I have just used it with my wee one doing arts & crafts, seems to work really well with water to create watercolours. Just looking to see if anyone else has used it and how they found it? 
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I don't see how recycled toner could conceivably be non-toxic. But unless you post a link to the product, it's impossible to know what's really in it.
As for making your own colours, I have never seen the point, other than as a hobby in itself or because you are able to provide paint that is no longer available or available only in restricted supply. There's not likely to be any advantage in cost, and there are numerous companies providing a vast range of pigments - what colour could you produce at home that you couldn't buy ready-made?
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Here is a link to the website which I purchased from
https://www.premiumpigments.co.uk/
As I said I have just been using them at the moment in arts & crafts and my little one enjoys mixing the different pigments to create colours, a fun which is taken away with buying ready made colours.
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Thank you.
They're using a deactivated recycled toner which they've managed to make soluble in water, with an obviously limited range of colours since toner only comes in cyan, magenta, black, and yellow. The amount of information available on the website is limited, but it's clearly a good thing in the sense of limiting landfill with used toner cartridges - and it isn't toxic; or at least such is the claim, and presumably it couldn't be marketed if it was.
The limitations of the product are obvious - for artistic use, the range of colour is narrow, and I don't see the advantage of buying this over powdered pigments which are readily available in a much wider range of pigments, to be mixed with the medium of your choice: for adults, that is. For children, provided you've satisfied yourself that it really is totally safe, it looks like fun. The company says it has supplied 'students' - which could mean art school students or people at school; I don't think I'll be using it myself, but you're using it, or your chldren are, because it's a creative hobby in itself - and one in which the adults in the family can join.
Is it really an art product .....? Probably not, strictly speaking and depending on how you define it, in itself - but it might lead to something bigger and better in due course. My only real concern was the toxicity: when I worked in an office we were always told to be careful not to inhale toner; but this was a few years ago now. If it's safe - well then: play away!