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    Mediums for Oil Painters 

    Published on September 21, 2011 09:20 PM
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    To painters, discussing mediums can be like a political debate. There are pro-Maroger, anti-Maroger, pro-natural resins and anti-natural resins, as well as pro-alkyd and anti-alkyd proponents. The disputes are always about potential cracking, lack of adhesion and yellowing. I have always been the curious type and have experimented with almost every medium that I could get my hands on. However, if you are new to painting, the best approach is to experiment with the paint right out of the tube so that you can understand and fully integrate into your procedure what the paint can do without additives.


    [FONT=tahoma]Giverny, Monet's Garden, Kenneth Freed, oil on canvas[/FONT]

    In this article, I have tried to list some of my thoughts concerning the subject. Much ...
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    Differences Between Linseed Oil and Stand Oil 

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    George O'Hanlon
    Published on September 21, 2011 09:08 PM
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    What are the differences between linseed oil and stand oil? How do these differences affect the properties of paint? The key differences are the result of two important physical properties of drying oils: the degree of polymerization and the acid value of the oil. These two properties are affected by the treatment of oil — typically using heat — that changes one or ...
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    Gel Mediums for Oil Painting 

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    George O'Hanlon
    Published on September 9, 2011 05:31 PM
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    Gel painting mediums come in a variety of thicknesses and properties, but their basic purpose is to change the consistency or appearance of paint. Think of gel medium as transparent paint, so that when added to oil colors it diminishes the opacity of color, while helping to maintain its consistency.

    Rublev Colours

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    Calcite—Types, History and Use in Oil Painting 

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    George O'Hanlon
    Published on September 6, 2011 11:37 PM
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    Calcite is a naturally occurring calcium carbonate (CaO3) mineral chiefly found in rocks, such as chalk, limestone and marble. These rocks are the main sources for the pigment. Its whiteness, softness and fine-grained nature makes it ...
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    Unbodied, Bodied, Blown and Boiled Oils 

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    George O'Hanlon
    Published on September 6, 2011 10:34 PM
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    There are many vegetable drying oils that have been available to the coatings industry for nearly a century that have not been made available to artists working oil painting or, in many cases, are mostly unknown to artists today. This may be due to the lack of information published about these oils in artists' manuals and not taught in art schools. This article provides an introduction to the many different drying oils (in this case, these are all derived from flaxseed) available to the industry and now to artists through Natural Pigments.
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