Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Use oil painting without turbs

One of the problem is some people have with oil painting is the turpentine or solvent used to thin the paint and wash brushes. Whether it ia an allergy, because you are painting in a room that has poor ventilation or a shared studio space, its not wanting to use turps doesn't mean you don't have to abandon oil paints. Without solvents you can paint , with just oil to thin the paint. The main difference is that it takes too longer for your paint to dry and it doesn't disperse quite as easily as in turps. There is also as alternatives such as zest-It, which is citrus based and would be an option unless citurs or orange gives you a migraine. "Odourless" or "non-toxic" are also available, but make sure to check what's in it. We can use Water-soluble oil paints but it is very expensive than traditional oils, try to new open acrylics produced by golden, which have a working time comparable to oil paints.

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