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Old 05-20-2002, 12:21 AM   #1
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Another Word on Wax in Medium and Paint.




I have a small tub of Gamblin's Wax Medium - have seen this type of medium from other vendors as well.

Wax medium is mostly white or bleached beeswax mixed with turpentine or mineral spirits. The primary characteristics of a wax mediums is an increase in paint layer flexibility, a dulling of the sheen, and the ability to create very brushy effects and have your strokes stay put. You have to be careful of how much wax you put into the medium and the paint as too much will prevent you from varnishing the painting as the varnish will not adhere properly.

I have mixed some wax medium into Galkyd to create a Galkyd Matte Medium for work that needed to be reproduced - worked just fine.

As with any medium, if you mix it into paint, do so no more than 20% medium to 80% paint.
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