| January 09, 2025 | 15 min read
Dive into a 15-year study on picture varnish aging. Learn how natural and synthetic varnish resins compare after natural aging regarding discoloration, gloss, and solubility.
Dive into a 15-year study on picture varnish aging. Learn how natural and synthetic varnish resins compare after natural aging regarding discoloration, gloss, and solubility.
Resins-based paint mediums consist of resin, such as dammar or mastic, dissolved in a solvent and combined with oil used in megilp, Maroger, and other popular oil painting mediums. Oleoresimus mediums became popular in the nineteenth century. This article examines the advantages, if any, and problems associated with using oleoresinous mediums in oil painting.