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There's a technique called Peinture a L'essence (meaning "painting in spirits," or "turpintine"). The Impressionist artist Edgar Degas invented the technique to create artworks that imitated the apperance of pastel drawing but did not require glass for protection. The technique involves applying oil paint to a cardboard palette, which draws the oil out of the paint. The pigment is reconstituted with turpentine and applied to a cardboard support. The turpentine evaporates, leaving the pigment dry and chalklike in apperance.
I took this information from a book, THE ARTIST COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING THE HEAD, by William L. Maughan.
I've used this technique successfully on a bond paper ground, but have no idea how it will stand the test of time.
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