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    A lake pigment is a pigment or colour that is created from a dye.     A dye is a colour that is typically soluble in water whilst a pigment is a colour that is insoluble in water.   A lake pigment is made by precipitating a soluble dye with an inert base to create an insoluble pigment.  This makes it possible to create a dry powdered pigment from a liquid natural dye.   Making a lake pigment from natural dyes   To begin with, a natural dye solution is made  by gently simmering 1.2 litres of water with at least  100g dried or fresh plant material for one hour.  The  liquid should not  boil as this can affect the colour of some dyes.  The dyestuff is left steeping in the water overnight to allow the colours to develop.    Any  solid plant matter from the solution is strained out using cheese cloth into  in a large container.    10g alumi...