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Broke the oil paints out after a forever long hiatus.
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Thanks guys! Loga: I love the smell of oil paints! Or at least the brand/mediums I'm using. I usually stick with Winsor & Newton stuff and combine it with walnut mediums of some kind. I find the walnut oils to be pretty low odor. However, the varnishes are something I wish an effective alternative would come out for. The damar resin and turpentine combination is pretty potent smelling. Curls your nose hairs. I'm sure there's something out there I could use, but effort and all that.
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Jun 7, 2015 03:10
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sigma 6 posted:Beelzebub: You are the second oil painter I have heard recommend walnut oil. Why walnut oil over linseed oil? One oil painter I know (who has been doing it 30-40 years) claims that NOTHING should take the place of linseed oil because of how it ages. I have very limited experience with oil painting, so take nothing I say as gospel. I only use walnut oil and walnut alkyd mediums based on advice from other illustrators. Could you quiz your friend on what medium brands and ratios of additives he/she uses?
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Jun 8, 2015 15:07
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sigma 6 posted:He uses Daniel Smith... Awesome, thanks! Does he use anything to speed up drying times? The walnut alkyd medium I use can be dry within 24 hours. I'd love to give linseed a shot if I can curb the standard drying time for oil paints.
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Jun 8, 2015 17:27
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