Re: help with mediums

In Reply to: help with mediums posted by Alfredo Echeverria Ripstein on 09/17/00 at 3:56 PM:

: I am using a medium of 5 ounces of turpentine to 1 ounce of copal for the imprimatura.
: As the layers become more fluid and viscous, what medium should I resort to?

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: Thanks.
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Whatever mixture you start with, as a rule, should be used throughout the painting adding a tad more oil (stand, walnut or linseed) as you go. You want subsequent layers to have the same constitution so they will adhere to each other and avoid cracking.

 
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