{"id":3018,"date":"2014-01-26T14:17:04","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T19:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2014-01-26T19:58:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T00:58:47","slug":"bad-blockx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/01\/bad-blockx\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Blockx"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s a tube of Blockx that’s gone bad. Phtalo green is so strong it overpowers other colors so I don’t use it often, but even so this tube should still be usable. I have other tubes that are much older.<\/p>\n

\"Bad<\/a>
Bad Blockx<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you can see, this tube of phtalo green has become so firm that it can no longer be used–it’s like plastic. Most of you probably know that as one of the leading manufacturers, Blockx paints are among the most expensive. Disappointing to say the least.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a tube of Blockx that’s gone bad. Phtalo green is so strong it overpowers other colors so I don’t use it often, but even so this tube should still be usable. I have other tubes that are much older. As you can see, this tube of phtalo green has become so firm that it can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":3013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24,19,113,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shop_talk","category-studio","category-tips_tricks","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/blockx-fail.jpg?fit=500%2C316&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8920,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2020\/08\/ugly-colors\/","url_meta":{"origin":3018,"position":0},"title":"Ugly colors","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"August 2, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"There are no ugly colors. This is a bit of conventional studio wisdom that is actually true. When I was starting out, I used a limited palette out of necessity. My palette had a lot of ochres, browns, and earth colors--the cheap paints. Limited palette users quickly learn that you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/studio-2020-8-2.png?fit=1200%2C974&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/studio-2020-8-2.png?fit=1200%2C974&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/studio-2020-8-2.png?fit=1200%2C974&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/studio-2020-8-2.png?fit=1200%2C974&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/studio-2020-8-2.png?fit=1200%2C974&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11576,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2022\/11\/review-michael-harding-oil-paint\/","url_meta":{"origin":3018,"position":1},"title":"Review: Michael Harding oil paint","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"November 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"In the past, I used enough Michael Harding paint to add it to my oil paint reference. My initial rating was \"good.\" Later, I tried their titanium white and was surprised to discover that it is the best titanium white I've ever used. I am not a fan of titanium\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/z-harding1.jpg?fit=1000%2C410&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/z-harding1.jpg?fit=1000%2C410&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/z-harding1.jpg?fit=1000%2C410&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/z-harding1.jpg?fit=1000%2C410&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9671,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2021\/07\/blue-ridges-cremintz-white\/","url_meta":{"origin":3018,"position":2},"title":"Blue Ridge’s cremintz white","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"July 17, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The brands I use most often for the all-import flake white are RGH, Blue Ridge, and Utrecht. I crossed Utrecht off the list after discovering that they've added zinc to their Flemish white. I don't buy the premier brands--Blockx, and Old Holland--anymore because the small manufacturers provide excellent paint at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/br-1.jpg?fit=800%2C415&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/br-1.jpg?fit=800%2C415&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/br-1.jpg?fit=800%2C415&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/br-1.jpg?fit=800%2C415&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4089,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/email\/","url_meta":{"origin":3018,"position":3},"title":"Email","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"September 14, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I get a lot of email from readers,\u00a0mostly technical questions, which I always answer. A recent correspondent asked my opinion about Blockx oils. Blockx is one of the premium brands and I cover it in my OIl Paint Brands reference. Blockx is really fine paint; Not long ago, I got\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Shop Talk"","block_context":{"text":"Shop Talk","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/shop_talk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pal-table2.jpg?fit=400%2C305&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2557,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/update-to-oil-paint-brands-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3018,"position":4},"title":"Update to Oil Paint Brands","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"September 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I continue to update the survey of oil paint brands. I have been using a lot of paint from the small producer Blue Ridge Colors. I am constantly on the lookout for reliable day-to-day paints, that is, paints that are good quality and reasonably priced. In this pursuit, I've recently\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Shop Talk"","block_context":{"text":"Shop Talk","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/shop_talk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10740,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2022\/07\/lead-white-roundup\/","url_meta":{"origin":3018,"position":5},"title":"Lead white roundup","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"July 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"I am testing the excellent Michael Harding brand Cremitz white. It really is good stuff. Along with Kremer's Cremitz white, it's among the best lead whites that I've used. Of course, the lead whites from all the manufacturers still providing the all-important paint are excellent. By the last count, there\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harding2.gif?fit=1000%2C1114&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harding2.gif?fit=1000%2C1114&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harding2.gif?fit=1000%2C1114&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/harding2.gif?fit=1000%2C1114&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Gw6F-MG","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}