This is a coincidence, I've been painting in oils for over 30 years using nothing but linseed oil. I learned this from an artist when I was 20 years old. I could never understand why artists use other solvents...I also don't clean my brushes except pinch wipe them in between each time I want to change color. At the end of painting, I dip them in massage oil and they last a long time. When I'm ready to paint again, I dip the brush in linseed oil and pinch wipe them and I'm ready to paint again...This makes painting in oils so much easier and much less work...
Reflect, being self taught I remember 3 artists on tbs they all used solvents, that where I must have initially, never met an oil painter that didn’t that I can think of. But that’s also why reluctantly I had / have stayed away from painting for many years.
@@constance9789 There are so many ways to avoid solvents, or bad solvents. Most of the reason people use bad solvents are to get instant results as when cleaning things, or most commonly, to speed up drying. The later is at best a questionable benefit.
@@constance9789 How to you safely deal with your wiping cloths. I only just read about linseed oil rags sometimes spontaneously combusting and causing fires if not handled safely. Do you dry yours out laid flat outside? I was wondering if you had any advice on the safety of linseed oil? Thanks.
Some of my favorite oil painters that I followed, bought their books etc. (years ago before RUclips/social media) were mostly from colder climates where good ventilation wasn’t always an option. I would see photos of their studios and would always see a big open container of solvent/paint thinner etc. Even Bob Ross dipped his brushes and flicked the excess solvent off on his easel or on his pants. The one thing all these artists have in common is they all died at an early age.
Always wondered if Bob Ross would still be around if he never had the habit of dipping his brushes in a pail of solvent and then SLAPPING IT BACK AND FORTH AGAINST THE SIDE OF HIS EASLE to shake of the excess?
I am hoping that is coming, but this process makes claims that go beyond being solvent free. Just getting solvent free, or bad solvent free, is real easy at this point. WMOPs are an option and some good artists are using them. But there are lots of other options.
I got curious about Thomas’ comment about solvents created in 1920. I did some reading, it looks to me that Turpentine has been around for a long time, used by the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans. For example, read the article “Turpentine: A Journey through History and Applications” at Creekwood Naturals. Also check, Wikipedia and other sources. Since I prefer glazing over direct painting, oils are still not so great for me, unless, the Miracle medium by Michael Harding works as well as he says.
I watched this on catch up and enjoy the process. Solvent free is great and I have been at it for years. My question to you is, what do you do about varnishing a painting?
Fascinating Oil artist and use cad oils. Some great video s of getting the skills solvents gone. But,they omit cad paints! This toxic ant I love professional oils and mx color. Do you omit cads?
But there is a Non-Toxic alternative to the effect that the paint thinners have - "the Citrus Solvent" or "the Citrus Turpentine" - it is a bit pricey but not that much. ... Another idea (if you like how runny are the thinners like white spirit) - is to add walnut oil in the linseed oil. Walnut oil alone behave nearly identical to the paint thinner on the canvas but my experiments with using walnut oil ONLY didn't end up very well - I have one painting that literally took a year to dry, and the properties of walnut oil binding paint together isn't known for its strength. So use with linseed oil and probably a bit of secative. Also there is safflower and lavender spike oils but haven't try those one.
I did one painting with grocery store safflower oil. It took months to dry, whereas with using solvent my work dries in about 1-2 weeks. The safflower oil painting was semi-glossy when dry.
@@karenwerner6560 One problem with grocery story oils is that they add things to them like vitamin E that are designed to keep them wet. A class called anti oxydents. I have used food grade walnut oil on woodwork and while it did take a while to dry, it was not too bad. But the stuff I tried was pre-anti-oxydent craze ( a good craze). Another option is to ad just a touch of evil to your overall clean process, and the driers will rip through the whole painting. I don't do it, actually I do do it with woodwork, but there are lots of good options for painters. But one doesn't have to be 100% pure, if there is an odd circumstance where the drying needs a little push, 80% clean is still better than 100% toxic.
Quite right. I embrace computer and internet technology to help me gain information and knowledge and to help enrich my life and make stuff possible/easier. The only social media that I relate with is this one - RUclips. But I do not see RUclips as social media. It is Citizen Broadcasting with the possibility of discussion about the subject of the video. I have looked at Facebook and quickly concluded "not for me". I do not know what any other social media(s) are and don't want to.
Stand oil is linseed oil that has been left to stand. It gets a lot thicker. What he used in this video is “sun thickened”linseed oil. Not the same as stand oil.
Nope, but this is better in some ways. While I buy WMOP for my practice and regular use, they are not as fantastic as the whole universe of other available products. I know one name painter who can't paint southern Europe without a particular blue that mixes to olive tree colors. And paints need to be water mixable to make it into accadamies, but one does not need to use WMOPs to paint clean. The other thing is while I use them, there are emulsifiers in them and I don't know how much I should love that.
The filming of this is so unfortunate. Whomever was shooting him should NEVER hold another camera or phone. Tiny boxes on left and so close that there's no perspective; is not so great.
This is a coincidence, I've been painting in oils for over 30 years using nothing but linseed oil. I learned this from an artist when I was 20 years old. I could never understand why artists use other solvents...I also don't clean my brushes except pinch wipe them in between each time I want to change color. At the end of painting, I dip them in massage oil and they last a long time. When I'm ready to paint again, I dip the brush in linseed oil and pinch wipe them and I'm ready to paint again...This makes painting in oils so much easier and much less work...
Reflect, being self taught I remember 3 artists on tbs they all used solvents, that where I must have initially, never met an oil painter that didn’t that I can think of. But that’s also why reluctantly I had / have stayed away from painting for many years.
@@constance9789 There are so many ways to avoid solvents, or bad solvents. Most of the reason people use bad solvents are to get instant results as when cleaning things, or most commonly, to speed up drying. The later is at best a questionable benefit.
@@constance9789 How to you safely deal with your wiping cloths. I only just read about linseed oil rags sometimes spontaneously combusting and causing fires if not handled safely. Do you dry yours out laid flat outside? I was wondering if you had any advice on the safety of linseed oil? Thanks.
Some of my favorite oil painters that I followed, bought their books etc. (years ago before RUclips/social media) were mostly from colder climates where good ventilation wasn’t always an option. I would see photos of their studios and would always see a big open container of solvent/paint thinner etc. Even Bob Ross dipped his brushes and flicked the excess solvent off on his easel or on his pants. The one thing all these artists have in common is they all died at an early age.
Very interesting tutorial! Can you please mention again the two kinds of oil that you are using? Thank you so much
I love this series. This has helped me more than anything. The connections to viewing these other artists is absolutely incredible.
The solvents was introduced by the dry cleaning industry? Sargent was eraser a lot? This show is full of pearls! Thank you so much!
Turpentine has been around way before 1920, not sure if Thomas doesn’t consider Turpentine a solvent.
Absolutely brilliant demo and so informative. Thank you.
I like the way he does his clouds, learned a lot from Thomas.
Always wondered if Bob Ross would still be around if he never had the habit of dipping his brushes in a pail of solvent and then SLAPPING IT BACK AND FORTH AGAINST THE SIDE OF HIS EASLE to shake of the excess?
So Thomas's medium is 4 parts linseed oil to one part sun thickened oil.
I am hoping that is coming, but this process makes claims that go beyond being solvent free. Just getting solvent free, or bad solvent free, is real easy at this point. WMOPs are an option and some good artists are using them. But there are lots of other options.
Thanks for your great information.
I got curious about Thomas’ comment about solvents created in 1920. I did some reading, it looks to me that Turpentine has been around for a long time, used by the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans. For example, read the article “Turpentine: A Journey through History and Applications” at Creekwood Naturals. Also check, Wikipedia and other sources.
Since I prefer glazing over direct painting, oils are still not so great for me, unless, the Miracle medium by Michael Harding works as well as he says.
I watched this on catch up and enjoy the process. Solvent free is great and I have been at it for years. My question to you is, what do you do about varnishing a painting?
Can you use walnut oil in tge way your using line seed oil
Doesn’t burning the oily/ painted rag have toxins emitted into the air? Wouldn’t it be better to bin them?
Will he make a video on solvent free painting without using water mixable oils?
Water Mixable Oil would help a lot with this.
Fascinating Oil artist and use cad oils. Some great video s of getting the skills solvents gone. But,they omit cad paints! This toxic ant I love professional oils and mx color. Do you omit cads?
But there is a Non-Toxic alternative to the effect that the paint thinners have - "the Citrus Solvent" or "the Citrus Turpentine" - it is a bit pricey but not that much.
... Another idea (if you like how runny are the thinners like white spirit) - is to add walnut oil in the linseed oil. Walnut oil alone behave nearly identical to the paint thinner on the canvas but my experiments with using walnut oil ONLY didn't end up very well - I have one painting that literally took a year to dry, and the properties of walnut oil binding paint together isn't known for its strength. So use with linseed oil and probably a bit of secative.
Also there is safflower and lavender spike oils but haven't try those one.
I did one painting with grocery store safflower oil. It took months to dry, whereas with using solvent my work dries in about 1-2 weeks. The safflower oil painting was semi-glossy when dry.
@@karenwerner6560 One problem with grocery story oils is that they add things to them like vitamin E that are designed to keep them wet. A class called anti oxydents. I have used food grade walnut oil on woodwork and while it did take a while to dry, it was not too bad. But the stuff I tried was pre-anti-oxydent craze ( a good craze).
Another option is to ad just a touch of evil to your overall clean process, and the driers will rip through the whole painting. I don't do it, actually I do do it with woodwork, but there are lots of good options for painters. But one doesn't have to be 100% pure, if there is an odd circumstance where the drying needs a little push, 80% clean is still better than 100% toxic.
There are those of us who are not on facebook
Quite right. I embrace computer and internet technology to help me gain information and knowledge and to help enrich my life and make stuff possible/easier.
The only social media that I relate with is this one - RUclips. But I do not see RUclips as social media. It is Citizen Broadcasting with the possibility of discussion about the subject of the video.
I have looked at Facebook and quickly concluded "not for me". I do not know what any other social media(s) are and don't want to.
@@philiptownsend4026
Same primarily, are you a painter? State side?
stand oil and linseed oil.. I don't know the difference ..!
Stand oil is linseed oil that has been left to stand. It gets a lot thicker. What he used in this video is “sun thickened”linseed oil. Not the same as stand oil.
@@karenwerner6560 for me, a more in depth article about stand oil, linseed, and sunthickened in PLEINAIR magazine Jan2023.
@@karenwerner6560 thank you...
Are we gonna forget that water mixable oil paints are a thing…?
Nope, but this is better in some ways. While I buy WMOP for my practice and regular use, they are not as fantastic as the whole universe of other available products. I know one name painter who can't paint southern Europe without a particular blue that mixes to olive tree colors. And paints need to be water mixable to make it into accadamies, but one does not need to use WMOPs to paint clean. The other thing is while I use them, there are emulsifiers in them and I don't know how much I should love that.
@@HondoTrailside most cobra water mixable oils are non-toxic. Look for the AP logo. Avoid the cadmium and the cobalts.
The filming of this is so unfortunate.
Whomever was shooting him should NEVER hold another camera or phone.
Tiny boxes on left and so close that there's no perspective; is not so great.
Let's see your award winning solvent free oil painting tutorial then........Oh wait.