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Originally Posted by Ramesh Vyaghrapuri
. . . I am mostly driven to learn new things . . . (actually, the paints I made last round already seem to handle nicer than the student-grade paints . . . I currently have more time on my hands than I am used to . . .
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You're on solid ground, Ramesh. Any road, no one ever got rich by saving on paint. Having an abundance of materials at hand so that you can concentrate freely on your painting without scrimping, is definitely the right thing to do.
Hand-mulling paint is not exactly rocket-science. What you have just learned is that "real" paint, (i.e., all pigment, quality vehicle, no inert fillers) bears little resemblance to "student grade" colors, which would drive a master into frustration. Invariably, they entail questionable vehicles (safflower oil) and are largely inert fillers (clay, chalk and stearates) which are much, much cheaper than pigments.
Time is luxury, and using it to learn in depth about your materials will repay you very well in the long run. Good on ya !