Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil? 269 by Chris terryn on 01/26/01 at 3:47 PM
Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil?

In Reply to: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil? posted by Nick on 01/07/01 at 12:22 AM:

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: I know that people mix both turpentine and linseed oil with their paint (taken straight from the tube). But I haven't seen an explanation of why, or how it works. So, I have a few questions about this:
: 1. When and why should you mix turpentine or linseed oil with paint?
: 2. What do each of these actually do to the paint?
: Any help is greatly appreciated.


Hello,

Oil paint is made of pigments( color matter ) witch is always a kind of powder, and second a kind of oil. History has proved that only two oils can be used , namely linseed oil for warm colors and poppy oil for cold colors.The pigment powder is mixed with oil and grinded to a fine paint. Each color needs a specified amount of oil. It is grinded on a slap, bit by bit, till a consisted oil paint . This paint is the paint you find in tubes sold in shops.It is easy to make them your self,you don't need a lot of material neither.
Once you have this paint and you start painting, there is only one law to follow. You paint from lean paint to fat. You changes your paint from mat to shiny, quick drying to long time drying,thin paint to thck paint by adding a medium to your paint. Turpentine (double rectified natural turpentine ) is your dilluting product. You use it to make your mediums and to clean your brushes.
An easy way to start with is, your first layers will be painted with tubepaint, you add a little terpentine with it and paint straith to the canvas. It is your first layer. All the next layers you put on them will contain turpentine and a little linseed oil. The more layers you paint the more oil you put into the turpentine.There are a lot of books on these items, but you will find a few nice books at Dover London.

Greetings Chris


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Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil? Nick Herrera   Posted at: 01/26/01 (1)
cracks Chris terryn   Posted at: 01/27/01 (0)

Post a Followup 224,269"> Chris terryn"> chris_antwerpen.beRe: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil?_01/26/01 at 3:47 PM"> "Re: Turpentine vs. Linseed oil?"
I know that people mix both turpentine and linseed oil with their paint (taken straight from the tube). But I haven't seen an explanation of why, or how it works. So, I have a few questions about this: 1. When and why should you mix turpentine or linseed oil with paint? 2. What do each of these actually do to the paint? Any help is greatly appreciated. Hello, : Oil paint is made of pigments( color matter ) witch is always a kind of powder, and second a kind of oil. History has proved that only two oils can be used , namely linseed oil for warm colors and poppy oil for cold colors.The pigment powder is mixed with oil and grinded to a fine paint. Each color needs a specified amount of oil. It is grinded on a slap, bit by bit, till a consisted oil paint . This paint is the paint you find in tubes sold in shops.It is easy to make them your self,you don't need a lot of material neither. : Once you have this paint and you start painting, there is only one law to follow. You paint from lean paint to fat. You changes your paint from mat to shiny, quick drying to long time drying,thin paint to thck paint by adding a medium to your paint. Turpentine (double rectified natural turpentine ) is your dilluting product. You use it to make your mediums and to clean your brushes. : An easy way to start with is, your first layers will be painted with tubepaint, you add a little terpentine with it and paint straith to the canvas. It is your first layer. All the next layers you put on them will contain turpentine and a little linseed oil. The more layers you paint the more oil you put into the turpentine.There are a lot of books on these items, but you will find a few nice books at Dover London. : Greetings Chris

 
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