[Jim Riley]

Karin,

The Genesis product sounds very promising. I have always wanted a medium that had the kind of flexibility that would allow choice of wet in wet or dry brush combinations. I was totaly unaware of this product and thank you for bringing it to our attention. I'm anxious to try it. The Genesis site does not provide much in the way of information regarding chemical properties, color stability (a big concern with new materials), and the like. Why would a heat set medium, whatever it is, care about the overpaint? And what is recommended for the protective layer/"varnish"? Or does it require such?

Having spent a number of years in businesses that made products vulnerable to heat, light, radiation, and other common environmental factors which affected color, I would like to see evidence of aggressive and accelerated testing. (Doesn't this sound like an old corporate fart?)