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Confessions of a Fat head with Lean hair
Fat over lean is the basic rule for building paintings that will endure. The basic principle is to ensure that the lower layers dry faster than the upper layers. If the upper layer dries first, this will result in cracking.
There are three things to consider. Thicker paint dries slower than thinner coats so thinner paint application in lower layers is one thing to keep in mind. Certain pigments dry slower, ie.cadmiums, ivory black and titanium white, so you might want to avoid them in lower layers. The more oil that
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