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How do they make Oil paint? This is a simplified explanation of how oil paint is
made - the paint pigment is ground together with a binder, usually
linseed oil, although other oils are used depending on the pigment type.
Bees wax can be added, also driers and stabilizers.
The more important properties of oil paint. The information on the label will tell you a lot
about the paint:- the name of the pigment or pigments used, followed by
the pigment number i.e. Burnt Back
to Colour Mixing Another property of oil paint is its drying
rate. The earth colours (as they are often referred to) tend to dry the
fastest. These are usually made from iron oxide:- Burnt Umber, Burnt
Sienna, Raw Umber, Raw Sienna, Light Red, Mars Red, Mars Violet and Mars
Orange. These are often applied at the beginning of a
painting, their fast drying makes then good for underpainting. Back
to Colour Mixing Oil Paint can also be thinned, usually with a solvent like Zest-it or
painting medium, this gives different qualities to the handling of the paint
and the way it behaves after being applied to the canvas. It can also be used 'as is' straight from the tube,
especially where texture is needed. Some people also add wax paste to the paint, this again will give a
different look and feel to the paint. |
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