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Marvin Mattelson · 05-20-2003, 11:49 PM

Michele, didn't you hear, I'm now using Maroger medium...NOT!

Seriously, I liked the Graham medium very much. It's the best alkyd based medium I tried, BUT, I don't like the alkyd mediums for two reasons, so I've rethought my approach in that regard. One, the nature of alkyd mediums means that they start to dry in the brush immediately and thus, they eat up brushes prematurely. Also one needs to clean out the brushes with thinner to try to break down the drying paint which further deteriorates the brush longevity. Secondly, there is controversy regarding whether the alkyd medium will darken over time since it is a resin and it makes me leery.

Lately, I've been using 2 pts Cold Pressed Linseed Oil with 2 pts thinner and 1 pt Stand Oil. Stand Oil has a leveling quality but is not very long (soft). The thinner and the linseed oil help in that regard. I don't really use a lot of medium with my paint anyway.

I hope this helps.

Personally I wouldn

05-20-2003, 11:49 PM	#2
Marvin Mattelson SOG Member FT Professional '04 Merit Award PSA '04 Best Portfolio PSA '03 Honors Artists Magazine '01 Second Prize ASOPA Perm. Collection- Ntl. Portrait Gallery Perm. Collection- Met Leads Workshops Joined: May 2002 Location: Great Neck, NY Posts: 1,093	I'm fickle! Michele, didn't you hear, I'm now using Maroger medium...NOT! Seriously, I liked the Graham medium very much. It's the best alkyd based medium I tried, BUT, I don't like the alkyd mediums for two reasons, so I've rethought my approach in that regard. One, the nature of alkyd mediums means that they start to dry in the brush immediately and thus, they eat up brushes prematurely. Also one needs to clean out the brushes with thinner to try to break down the drying paint which further deteriorates the brush longevity. Secondly, there is controversy regarding whether the alkyd medium will darken over time since it is a resin and it makes me leery. Lately, I've been using 2 pts Cold Pressed Linseed Oil with 2 pts thinner and 1 pt Stand Oil. Stand Oil has a leveling quality but is not very long (soft). The thinner and the linseed oil help in that regard. I don't really use a lot of medium with my paint anyway. I hope this helps. Personally I wouldn __________________ Marvin Mattelson http://www.fineartportrait.com [email protected]