Category: Oil Painting

Varnish protects, evens gloss and saturates darks, but timing and type matter.

Water does not mix with traditional oil paint. Here is why, what

Why oil over acrylic is standard practice, how to prepare the acrylic

Oil paint will stick to glass if the surface is degreased and

Why primed fabric takes oil paint and raw fabric does not, which

Pigments, drying oils, stabilizers and how oil paint is milled and dries,

How walnut-oil M. Graham and linseed-based Gamblin differ in feel, drying and

Liquin's alkyd-and-solvent makeup explained, with formula comparisons, ratios, fat over lean, drying

How water-based acrylic and solvent-based alkyd differ in drying, handling and layering,

The chemistry, history and practical use of alkyd paint, from artist tubes