Get the lead out
OK, the title of this post is a bit of misdirection. I mean to say 'get the lead in.' Quick-drying oil is very important for oil painting. Not only do quick-drying oils enable artists to…
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Homemade drying oil
The crude container that I made with a lead sheet contains 16 oz. of cold-pressed walnut oil. I'll leave the oil in the container for several months before straining it into a jar, like the…
Oil Paint Brand Ratings
I've used oils paints from almost every producer known to man, or at least those known in the US. This photo shows my two paint cabinets. The one on the left has tubes of blue,…