We have a discussion going on in our forum about the drying time of oil paintings. The problem, of course, is that it takes a long time for oil paintings to dry. One of our members wondered if adding driers to the paint or medium would help. (We've also provided some links in this article so you can research some of the terms we use.) The slow drying nature of oils was, … [Read more...]
A Revolution
Why clear oil is the key to a beautiful painting.
All oil is alike, right? At the beginning of oil painting, when the "Old Masters" were at work, they used clear oil in their paint. How do we know this? Leonardo recorded it in his notebooks. Vasari referred to it often in his writings. The "Old Masters" tried to keep their oil as clear and as pure as possible. Why would they do this? They knew that clear oil was the … [Read more...]