Making Paint

Over the summer my discomfort with acrylic paints increased so I have been exploring other options. It is made more difficult due to my desire to paint on raw canvas (and other fabrics). Oils won't work as they would eat through the fabric. Watercolors are too thin. So I am looking into dyes and inks thinking that I just need to know how to thicken them when needed. I've been referring to two very lushly illustrated books as a guide for parts of this adventure - Botanical Inks by Babs Behan which is mostly about dyes and Make Ink by Jason Logan. Both are excellent books to begin making inks and dyes with. Very clear directions. Both also source most of their materials through foraging.