Re: water mixable oils 233 by Patrick on 01/12/01 at 4:14 PM
Re: water mixable oils

In Reply to: water mixable oils posted by Stephanie on 01/03/01 at 10:28 AM:

I really like the water mixable oils, just for the lack of odor and ease of cleanup (soap and water). I have found the Grumbacher Max oils to be the best, and the W&N Artisan to be the worst, for what that's worth.

Treat them like regular oils - in fact, with the Max oils, you can even mix in a small amount of REGULAR oil paint, and it becomes water soluble. Once the water evaporates, the oils act JUST like traditional oils on the canvas, taking the same time to dry, same glazing charateristics, etc. As to unused paint, it will act almost exactly like traditional oil - I cover my palette with foil to save paints for up to a week at times.

The biggest difference is that you are better off with synthetic or blend brushes, as they react better to being soaked in water than natural material brushes. For that reason, you may wish to use more acrylic-oriented brushes.


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: I really like the water mixable oils, just for the lack of odor and ease of cleanup (soap and water). I have found the Grumbacher Max oils to be the best, and the W&N Artisan to be the worst, for what that's worth. : Treat them like regular oils - in fact, with the Max oils, you can even mix in a small amount of REGULAR oil paint, and it becomes water soluble. Once the water evaporates, the oils act JUST like traditional oils on the canvas, taking the same time to dry, same glazing charateristics, etc. As to unused paint, it will act almost exactly like traditional oil - I cover my palette with foil to save paints for up to a week at times. : The biggest difference is that you are better off with synthetic or blend brushes, as they react better to being soaked in water than natural material brushes. For that reason, you may wish to use more acrylic-oriented brushes.

 
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