Linseed oil comes from flax seeds which are harvested from the same flax plant that produces the fibers used to make linen. Artists have been using linseed oil for centuries to make paints, mediums and varnishes. It is widely used today, not only in artist materials, but also for a wide range of industrial applications … Weiterlesen
Painter’s tapes are ubiquitous, ranging from traditional masking tapes to newer yellow, blue, and green ones that tout different levels of tack and easy release, or highlight new technologies to tightly lock down an edge. For many of us, they have also become part of the common materials found in our studios. And what’s not … Weiterlesen
Introduction This article is a companion piece to Zinc Oxide – Warnings Cautions and Best Practices, published in our print newsletter, Just Paint, Issue 35, as well as our FAQs Concerning Zinc Oxide (PW 4) in Oil Paints From the start zinc oxide has lived a double life – at turns celebrated and shunned, loathed and loved. On … Weiterlesen
The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts is delighted to showcase the works of its 2016 Artists in Residence. The fifth Made in Paint show exhibits the works of Caitlin Albritton, FL, Ella Amitay Sadovsky, Israel, Miriam Ancis, NY, Lorene Anderson, CA, Mel Dion, PA, Martin Dull, NJ, Franklin Einspruch, MA, Mark Flowers, NC, … Weiterlesen
Wir alle kennen irisierende und Interferenzeffekte von Seifenblasen, Öllachen, Blütenblättern, Vogelfedern und mehr. Sie kommen in der Natur ziemlich häufig vor. Dass sie in der Kunst etwas weniger oft zu finden sind, könnte einfach daran liegen, dass sie für die meisten immer noch neue und unerforschte Möglichkeiten sind, obwohl sie mittlerweile seit vielen Jahrzehnten auch … Weiterlesen
Lederfabrikanten malen schon lange mit Acrylfarben auf Leder, so dass es keine Überraschung ist, dass Golden Artist Colors Acrylglas auch zum Malen von Leder verwendet werden kann. Welche Farblinie zu verwenden ist und ob ein Zusatz erforderlich ist, hängt von der Lederart und der Art der Vorbehandlung ab. Um festzustellen, welches Verfahren für … Weiterlesen
Most painters have a sense of how to prepare panels for oil and acrylic paintings when they are meant to be shown indoors, and we even published a couple of Just Paint articles on the topic: Understanding Wood Supports for Art – A Brief History Plywood as a Substrate for Painting However for both Muralists … Weiterlesen
The evidence was undeniable as our eyes swung slowly across the drawdowns that spread out before us. The handful of initial colors ground in every possible combination of oil all pointed to a similar conclusion: there was something here that simply could not be ignored. The clarity of the colors was exceptional and in some … Weiterlesen
Historically, wood panels were used for paintings long before the adoption of flexible fabric supports. Most of the earliest icons still intact from the 2nd and 3rd century as well as a large portion of the Renaissance paintings were created on solid wood panels. Many of Raphael’s paintings for example are painted on primed wood … Weiterlesen
By Mark Golden Whether painting in oils, acrylics or other traditional or non-traditional painting media, the quality and physical make-up of the support and its preparation is a critical determinant of the final outcome of a work of art. The support not only sets up the working properties of the chosen media but it also … Weiterlesen
