Art Guard is the bomb-diggity - it's so good that my sweetheart gave up her O'Keefe's Working Hands after using it, and it costs less. Michael Harding is a favorite - we just gifted our son a tube of their stack lead white - yes, they make one of their lead whites the old-fashioned way. I still use solvents, but I clean my brushes in safflower oil - works great and keeps them oily.
You are just the sweetest person. I can say that cuz I’m an old granny!! lol. I’m just getting back into my art. Slowly AS it has really changed AND gotten very expensive!! Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!
I use Gamblin paints as well as their solvent-free fluids and gels. Those mediums are a soy-based alkyd resin diluted with safflower oil, which also slows the drying time. It's kinda like a slower drying Galkyd minus the Gamsol. So those mediums are not the same as their safflower oil. I do use safflower oil as a brush cleaner, and I buy the Hollywood brand at the grocery store. About twice the quantity as Gamblin's for 12 bucks. I'm not mixing it with the paint, so I'm not that worried about it not being "artist grade." But if it's good enough to make salad dressing out of or fry something in and put in my mouth, I think it's fine to stick in my brush cleaning jar. I wipe it mostly dry before dipping it back into the paint.
This was like a second-hand early Christmas unwrapping. YAY! Curious what those watercolour sticks are like to work with, and those interesting-sounding colours.
Wow! Who sent the M. Harding Paints? Thats a very special and pricey set. They were so generous! What a generous and engaged community. Thanks to everyone who sent materials.
PS. On watercolor sticks. They actually work best if you cut them up, out them on a half/full watercolour pan. I've not had great results.using them as crayons. Moknglow is kind of a special neutral granulating colour, much appreciated by lots of watercolour artists. Sticks are, in my opinion, the most cost effective way to buy Daniel Smith Paints. Form the price of a stick younget 6 half pans / 3 full pans, which would cost likely twoce as much in pan form. Well done and thank you to those people who sent them.
Depending on what effect I want, I cut them up and put in my palette or use as a crayon. I love the texture they create when using them like a crayon. But other times I use them like my watercolor tubes and pans. I’ve found that different pigments create different marks. Anyhow. I love them.
So excited for you to use these materials, especially curious for your opinion on the mungyo oil pastels and r&f pigment sticks. Enjoy and happy holidays ❤
Oil pastels are made with mineral oil so they never actually dry. Oil sticks are made with either linseed or other drying oil, so they will dry. Basically oil paint in stick form.
Safflower oil is absolutely my favorite oil painting medium. I like the Utrecht brand, cheaper than gamblin. After I learned De Kooning and Joan Mitchell both used safflower oil I decided to try it and never looked back. I’ve painted solvent free ever since. I love how excited you get. R and F is great too
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I got so much second-hand joy watching this video! I'm so excited for the painting marathon
Yeah, the marathon is gonna be so much fun!
I use grocery store safflower oil to clean my brushes and safflower oil medium to mix my paint.
The Solvent-Free Fluid has an alkyd added so it dries a little faster then pure safflower oil, but not as fast as Liquin and other fast-dry mediums.
Art Guard is the bomb-diggity - it's so good that my sweetheart gave up her O'Keefe's Working Hands after using it, and it costs less. Michael Harding is a favorite - we just gifted our son a tube of their stack lead white - yes, they make one of their lead whites the old-fashioned way. I still use solvents, but I clean my brushes in safflower oil - works great and keeps them oily.
You are just the sweetest person. I can say that cuz I’m an old granny!! lol. I’m just getting back into my art. Slowly AS it has really changed AND gotten very expensive!! Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!!
So excited that you got the Mungyo Gallery OPs! I can't wait to see what you create with them 🤩
I use Gamblin paints as well as their solvent-free fluids and gels. Those mediums are a soy-based alkyd resin diluted with safflower oil, which also slows the drying time. It's kinda like a slower drying Galkyd minus the Gamsol. So those mediums are not the same as their safflower oil. I do use safflower oil as a brush cleaner, and I buy the Hollywood brand at the grocery store. About twice the quantity as Gamblin's for 12 bucks. I'm not mixing it with the paint, so I'm not that worried about it not being "artist grade." But if it's good enough to make salad dressing out of or fry something in and put in my mouth, I think it's fine to stick in my brush cleaning jar. I wipe it mostly dry before dipping it back into the paint.
I love how genuine happy you got opening the boxes😊😊😊😊
I mean, what other reaction is there?😀-Prof Lieu
This was like a second-hand early Christmas unwrapping. YAY! Curious what those watercolour sticks are like to work with, and those interesting-sounding colours.
Wow! Who sent the M. Harding Paints? Thats a very special and pricey set. They were so generous! What a generous and engaged community. Thanks to everyone who sent materials.
I gasped when I saw the mungyo gallery oil pastels 😮
PS. On watercolor sticks. They actually work best if you cut them up, out them on a half/full watercolour pan. I've not had great results.using them as crayons. Moknglow is kind of a special neutral granulating colour, much appreciated by lots of watercolour artists. Sticks are, in my opinion, the most cost effective way to buy Daniel Smith Paints. Form the price of a stick younget 6 half pans / 3 full pans, which would cost likely twoce as much in pan form. Well done and thank you to those people who sent them.
Depending on what effect I want, I cut them up and put in my palette or use as a crayon. I love the texture they create when using them like a crayon. But other times I use them like my watercolor tubes and pans. I’ve found that different pigments create different marks. Anyhow. I love them.
Every time you chucked the packaging to the floor I snorted.
So excited for you to use these materials, especially curious for your opinion on the mungyo oil pastels and r&f pigment sticks. Enjoy and happy holidays ❤
Lovely video! Enjoyed watching it!
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Officially waiting for a Oil/Pigment Stick vs Oil Pastel Comparison. I've always wondered what the key differences are?
Oil pastels are made with mineral oil so they never actually dry. Oil sticks are made with either linseed or other drying oil, so they will dry. Basically oil paint in stick form.
Nice haul!
Safflower oil is absolutely my favorite oil painting medium. I like the Utrecht brand, cheaper than gamblin. After I learned De Kooning and Joan Mitchell both used safflower oil I decided to try it and never looked back. I’ve painted solvent free ever since. I love how excited you get. R and F is great too
You are so adorable...😂😊
I didn't realize how early I was, but great video!
Yay, you got the 72 set of mungyo. I think you'll be impressed by them, especially for the bargain price.
safflower oil is suppose to be good for cleaning brushes.