You could but it would be poor quality, like you predict, due to inconsistencies in pigment particle size. You would need to mill it/grind it to smash up the particles then you'd probably get black lung or some other miners' disease :)
I worked in raw material and pigment studies for ICI millions of years ago.
You could but it would be poor quality, like you predict, due to inconsistencies in pigment particle size. You would need to mill it/grind it to smash up the particles then you'd probably get black lung or some other miners' disease :)
I worked in raw material and pigment studies for ICI millions of years ago.