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Old 05-07-2010, 04:04 PM   #4
Ramesh Vyaghrapuri Ramesh Vyaghrapuri is offline
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Thank you Richard and Julie for you responses, I have sufficient information now for the next round of paint-making.

I do realise I am never going to make as good paints as the name brand paint makers do, let alone boutique paint makers. I am mostly driven to learn new things and making paints is one of those.

As I learn to paint in oils, it seems like having a large amount of cheap paint helps me to try to get the right color mixture without worrying about how much paint I am wasting. So, making my own would let me reduce the cost without reducing the quality too much (actually, the paints I made last round already seem to handle nicer than the student-grade paints but this might just be wishful thinking justifying the hours put into each tube) -- plus I currently have more time on my hands than I am used to, so spending an afternoon mulling a couple of tubes of paint doesnt seem so bad.

I am looking forward to improving my painting skills enough to justify investing in professional paints..

Thanks again.
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