The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of self-binding pigmentary particles, dry or in aqueous suspension or dispersion, containing at least one inorganic matter and at least one binder, where the said process comprises the following stages: a) forming one or more aqueous suspensions of at least one inorganic matter and introducing them into a mill with a view to stage c), b) forming or taking one or more aqueous solutions or suspensions or emulsions of at least one binder and introducing them into a mill with a view to stage c), c) co-grinding the aqueous suspension or suspensions obtained in stage a) with the aqueous solutions or suspensions or emulsions obtained in stage b) so as to obtain an aqueous suspension of self-binding pigmentary particles, d) possibly co-grinding the aqueous suspension or dispersion obtained in stage c) with one or more aqueous solutions or suspensions or emulsions of at least one binder, e) possibly drying the aqueous suspension obtained in stage c) or in stage d). f) increasing the concentration of the aqueous suspension obtained at stage c) or d) through thermal or mechanical concentration, g) dispersing the aqueous suspension obtained at stage f) through using at least one dispersing agent and/or at least one wetting agent.