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Author Archives: jaymacaz
Rembrandt was a Master of Dilatant Paint
Rembrandt probably never encountered a texture he couldn’t use. His paintings are filled with scallops, fringes, swirls, tails, strands, curls — a whole language of texture. We can reproduce some of these with modern paints, but others seem unattainable to … Continue reading
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Sinopia’s pb60 pigment – a wonderful color but use with caution
I tried to post this review of Sinopia’s Albrecht Blue on their website, with no luck (verification error that made no sense). Sinopia has some very nice pigments, but they don’t seem to care much about safety issues. They typically … Continue reading
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Review of M Harding Acrylic Primer
Michael Harding calls this a non-absorbent acrylic primer. There is a common complaint among artists that acrylic primers cause sinking-in of oil paint, making it appear dull and less vibrant than paintings on oil primers. Harding is taking this on. … Continue reading
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Some dry pigments from Kremer, Earth Pigments, Guerra Pigments and others
I’ll post these in the hope they might help someone make dry pigment decisions and save some money. They’re not great swatches or scans, but it’s hard to find any dry pigment references on the web. These are in linseed … Continue reading
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Review of Kremer’s 30th anniversary blue pigment assortment in oil paint
There’s an excellent review on the internet of these pigments used in watercolor, but I couldn’t find one about oil paints. I bought this set to get a chance to try some of the historical pigments like smalt and azurite, … Continue reading
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Lukas Berlin Quick-drying Medium #3 and Lukas Egg Tempera Medium #6
Lukas Berlin quick-drying medium #3 Medium #3 is an acrylic medium designed to work with Lukas Berlin water mixable oil (WMO) paints. Lukas Berlin, Holbein Duo Aqua and Weber WOil are three WMO brands that advertise that their paints can be mixed … Continue reading
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Becoming an artist rather than an art student
Advice from Harvey Dunn, via James Gurney: “When I was out in Chicago recently, I went into a class, a sort of a club where seven or eight men were painting and doing good student work. Some of them had … Continue reading
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Review of some Vasari oil paints in earth colors: Make your own paint or buy the best?
Vasari is often described as the Cadillac of oil paints. I’ve held off a long time on buying any since I tend to be too precious with oil paint even when it’s cheap, but some dry pigments that I really … Continue reading
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First look at a batch of Kremer pigments
Nothing gets my heart going like a new batch of pigments! Here’s the list and initial thoughts. Pigments (these are all in the right column of the swatches):
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Genesis heat set paints and the world of polymer clay
I did 20 or so paintings with Genesis heat set paints several years ago. They offer some compelling advantages. These really are not gimmicks! Paint stays open indefinitely until heat set. Indirect techniques and multiple glazes are possible without long waiting … Continue reading
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