Rembrandts medium ? Burnt plate oil

[Otto]

Hello

I have found this interessting site with very impressive information about cooked oil

http://www.northernlightstudio.com/burnoil.php

It is about "Burnt plate oil",an oil cooked to very high viscosity.
The effects you can obtain with it are quite impressing.

What do you think about it ?

(Please forgive my bad english.)
:D

[George O'Hanlon]

Burnt plate oil is interesting, but it is very dark, if made according to the historical process. Burning oil carbonizes it, which introduces the color change in the oil. I do not see any advantage to using burnt plate oil in painting, although I understand its use in printing inks.

[George O'Hanlon]

Welcome, Otto. It is always good to have members from outside the U.S., and there is no need to apologize for your English.

We've all heard the joke: What do you call someone who speaks several or more languages? A polyglot. What do you call someone who speaks only one language? An American. As Americans, we are often lazy about speaking other languages.

[Otto]

But the effects of this oil are very impressing,look at the pictures in the article

I whish I could get such an oil and try it out myself.

[Otto]

Thank you Admin,

Im so lucky to have found this very informative forum about painting techniques.

I think i will profit a lot from it.

I have not found similar forums in the german net.

[rick2009]

Originally posted by Otto:
But the effects of this oil are very impressing,look at the pictures in the article

I whish I could get such an oil and try it out myself.

Otto, Thank you for the excellent link to close-ups of OM paintings.

Just wanted to drop a note to tell you that what is available today from Graphic Arts suppliers is not the burnt plate oil of this article. They sell a "burnt plate oil" that is used in the printing trade. It is basically an oil that has been heated in a vacuum and the impurities "sparked off" as they occur. It ranges in color from a light caramel (#3) to a dark molasses (#8). I don't use it, however,I know of an artist who uses it...apparently 2% is enough since it is strong.
That said, its not the same as the burnt plate oil you read about in the article...just thought I'd let you know.

Thanks again for the great link,

[George O'Hanlon]

Originally posted by rick2009:
Just wanted to drop a note to tell you that what is available today from Graphic Arts suppliers is not the burnt plate oil of this article. They sell a "burnt plate oil" that is used in the printing trade.

That is correct. Thank you for this infortmative post.

[Lala]

Raymond White says Rembrandt very rarely used heat-bodied oils though he doens't disprove sun-bleached or -thickened linseed oil use.

Art in the Making: Rembrandt: New Edition (2006)
see page 50
http://books.google.com/books?id=ysFQ1hAwVnoC&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=rembrand t+linseed+oil+raymond+white&source=bl&ots=u2XwD74L 0c&sig=9pAyK81p8qxMUDvcoCxjLJYLusA&hl=en&ei=hJReS_ rNIoS4 NZC0zIgP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ve d=0CAkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=rembrandt%20linseed%20oi l%20raymond%20white&f=false

[Otto]

rick2009

Thanks.

I think I have to produce this oil for myself.
These pictures show,that this is manageable to do.

[Otto]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/menesje...7600296184436/

In my opinion :

Visit Rembrandt,the king of painters.

Nobody has done things with paint,as Rembrandt did.

http://www.flickr.com

....is a very good ressource for old masters paintings

Check it out.