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No, I don't want it to be "that" thick, like impasto. I just want it to be like heavy watercolor, but shiny and semi-transparent. I don't want my paint to be totally opaque.
I have been using an unrefined walnut oil made by Loriva. This walnut oil is sold in the grocery store on the cooking oil shelf. I like it much better than the walnut oils that are sold by art materials people. It dries faster because it is unrefined. It is lighter and more liquid than the refined oils. I was using it with a little siccative de courtrai in it, but feel that I should add a little resin (varnish) for archival purposes. An artist named James Morton told me about this on Cowdisley. Next time you are grocery shopping, pick up some Loriva walnut oil and give it a try.
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