Re: Stand oil as a glaze

In Reply to: Stand oil as a glaze posted by randy on 07/25/00 at 1:07 PM:

: I painted a landscape (oil over gesso over wood). The background was painted 6 months ago, then I returned to it and added other elements about three months ago (I add a little stand oil to my paint). Two months ago, I applied a layer of glaze (stand oil and turpentine) to add gloss. It went on beautifully, but beaded up in areas while drying, leaving most of the painting with the desired effect, but some flat paint showing through where the glaze didn't take. I am assuming it didn't take to the areas painted 6 months ago. I applied the glaze again, but the same thing happened. What should I do?

I have this problem too: in the final stages of the painting when I am glazing the shadows with my browns mixed with a fat oily medium the paint will bead up. I have found that before I apply an oily glaze to an already glossy surface it is useful to lightly abraid the surface to be painted with a finishing pad, breathe on the surface, and then, after the glaze has been applied, rub it in with the finger. I have not tried rubbing the surface with garlic or potatoe as is recommended in the old writings, but I have an aversion to applying foreign substances to an oil painting.
 
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