Oil Paint Brand Ratings<\/span><\/a><\/div>My medium is matte–which I like. I know amateurs and students often like glossy mediums. I think that when they see paintings in museums they attribute the effect of the final varnish to the medium. Anyway, if you use balsams to customize your turpentine as I’ve described, it will impart a slight glossiness to the paint. I do not like that, so I use the customized turp infrequently. But sometimes, it’s perfect for the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Not so much flavored as customized. My medium is very drying, which I like immensely. I use it everyday but it has one minor flaw. When I’m painting a large area, my medium is sometimes too drying. One method I use to address this is to add some balsam, like Venice turpentine or Canadian balsam, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":5888,"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":[208,24,113],"tags":[309,308,310],"class_list":["post-5889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materials","category-shop_talk","category-tips_tricks","tag-painting-mediums","tag-turpentine","tag-venice-turpentine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/turp-flavor.jpg?fit=666%2C478&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7573,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/painting-nuts-and-bolts\/","url_meta":{"origin":5889,"position":0},"title":"Painting nuts and bolts","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"January 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"My homemade palette has provided good service for several years. It has enough room to muck about in, but it's not so large that it's difficult to move or clean.\u00a0 I converted the glass-framed reproduction I found at a secondhand shop into\u00a0an everyday palette by removing the print and then\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\/2018\/01\/medium-variety1.png?fit=800%2C712&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/medium-variety1.png?fit=800%2C712&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/medium-variety1.png?fit=800%2C712&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/medium-variety1.png?fit=800%2C712&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1223,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/02\/turpentine-tip\/","url_meta":{"origin":5889,"position":1},"title":"Turpentine Tip","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Put some Venice turpentine\u00a0 into your everyday turpentine (10:1 turpentine to Venice turpentine). 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I use turpentine every day in my oil painting. \u00a0Winsor Newton\u00a0is a pretty reliable manufacturer. \u00a0Their oil paint, while not the best, is very good and it's reasonably priced. \u00a0Their English Distilled turpentine is my usual choice. \u00a0It handles well\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\/2016\/10\/turp-turp.jpg?fit=800%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/turp-turp.jpg?fit=800%2C510&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/turp-turp.jpg?fit=800%2C510&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/turp-turp.jpg?fit=800%2C510&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8286,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2019\/02\/wrong-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":5889,"position":5},"title":"Wrong again?","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A reader said he tried sun-thickened oil on my recommendation but it didn't demonstrate the handling quality that I'd claimed for it. 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