Monday, March 22, 2010

Medium



I've been looking for a good painting medium for a long time! I like the look of Liquin, however, many people are against using it due to its properties. It is very permanent and makes it hard to clean a painting later when an artist uses Liquin. There's the Stand Oil/Turpentine/Damar Varnish combo, but my studio is my apartment, and I don't want to be breathing all those vapors in my sleep (this combo is the harshest for humans and animals).

I think I am going to try a Galkyd/Linseed combo or Galkyd Lite or, if I can afford it, Galkyd Slow Dry to see if I can unify the paint surface (make it all equally lustrous) and we'll see if I like the consistency to keep using it.