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Linda Ciallelo · 09-20-2002, 12:09 AM

Thanks Alicia. Actually I want to use the paint a bit thicker, somewhat like a thick watercolor. I want the strokes to show and the paint to be seen clearly, swimming in the medium. I want texture and brushstrokes, but I want the undercolor to show through.I also want to glaze white, and light colors, over darker colors. Maybe I misinterpreted the warning about using too much medium. There was a comment about the glaze "running". My glaze never runs even when I use a lot of medium.

I would like to use just unrefined walnut oil and damar varnish, no turps, accept what's in my brush from cleaning it. Do you know if there should be a problem with that over time?

09-20-2002, 12:09 AM	#3
Linda Ciallelo Juried Member Joined: Apr 2002 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 247	Thanks Alicia. Actually I want to use the paint a bit thicker, somewhat like a thick watercolor. I want the strokes to show and the paint to be seen clearly, swimming in the medium. I want texture and brushstrokes, but I want the undercolor to show through.I also want to glaze white, and light colors, over darker colors. Maybe I misinterpreted the warning about using too much medium. There was a comment about the glaze "running". My glaze never runs even when I use a lot of medium. I would like to use just unrefined walnut oil and damar varnish, no turps, accept what's in my brush from cleaning it. Do you know if there should be a problem with that over time?