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    Water or Bole Gilding 

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    Gilding is an art that requires dexterity, savoir-faire and skill, qualities that craftsmen obtain after years of experience. There are two basic techniques in applying gold or metal leaf to surfaces: oil and water gilding. Both techniques employ a glue to adhere the leaf to the substrate, but the difference lies in the type of glue. This technique uses a water-based glue or size.
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    Historical Watercolor Mediums 

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    Did watercolorists of the 18th and 19th centuries use mediums to brush and manipulate their watercolors? The evidence shows ...
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    Old Masters Palette: Tiziano Vecellio (Titian) (c. 1485-1576) 

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    Published on April 4, 2010 05:39 AM  Number of Views: 2777 
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    During the Renaissance numerous paintings were composed in few colors. Arthur Pope wrote of "a brown pigment, like burnt sienna, a yellow ocher and a blue. ...A Venetian red, instead of burnt sienna, might be used to extend the palette down to red-orange; or Indian red, or even vermilion, might be used for occasional small accents, such as in the figures, without altering the general scheme." (Pope, 1929) In many cases no blue was used and even green might be omitted.
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    Old Masters Palette: Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) 

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    Published on April 4, 2010 05:36 AM  Number of Views: 8240 
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    Jacques Maroger claims that Rubens limited his colors to little more than brown, black, white and red. He states, "But from a distance, one has the illusion of perceiving blues, greens, violets... The greatest colorists have always obtained the maximum brilliance and vibration with a minimum of colors."
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    How to Use Kölner Colnasize 

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    2. Water Gilding

    Kölner Colnasize is a concentrate and an easily prepared size designed for the adhesion of gold and silver leaf to Kölner ...
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    Black Oil 

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    2. Oil

    It is advisable to avoid oil with an excessive lead content as it will continue to deposit lead and this may also give rise ...
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