Fast drying mediums

[Abdi R Malik]

Hello,
I will be glad to have some advices about fast drying mediums.
Do fast drying mediums such as drying linseed oil, Liquin can degrade the color tone?

I have been using a mixture of 50% drying linseed oil and 50% turpentine, the result was good.

It is really speed up the drying times.
The glazing interval as shorter as 24 hours.
Traditional mediums usually take 5 days.

The reply would be appreciated. Thank you.

Also please critique my works on critique section

Kind Regards,
Abdi

[Virgil Elliott]

Abdi,

Liquin will facilitate fast drying at least as well as anything else, and will probably not cause problems as long as you don't use too much of it. This is true of any medium, not just Liquin. Too much medium in the paint will make for a weaker paint film. Glazing is best accomplished by making the overpaint/glaze/scumble physically thin by scrubbing it on with a stiff, hog-bristle brush, rather than thinning it with medium. For maximum transparency, choose pigments which are by nature transparent. Paint with paint, not with medium, if you care what your pictures will look like in 200 years.

Virgil Elliott

[Abdi R Malik]

Mr.Elliot
Thank you for your information.

Abdi