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Old 09-11-2006, 11:50 AM   #2
Richard Bingham Richard Bingham is offline
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Originally Posted by Bianca Berends
I mixed my own set of pro mix colors and put them in tubes, . . .
If I tell other artists the system I use, often their first reaction is negative and they also think of it as using a shortcut . . . I always tell my students, that there are no rules . . .

I think we should stop stating rules about painting . . . let everybody use . . . what they want.
??? Bianca, that some painters avoid "convenience mixes" either as offered by some makers, or tubing their own is what I find strange.

Directness of approach and efficiency should be the hallmark of a professional. Oddly, there prevails a certain mindset among some that makes one think that somewhere there is a committee overseeing the Olympic Rules of Painting . . . Results!! "By their works shall ye know them."

There are baseline principles for the correctly using oil paints in a craftsmanlike manner. However, using convenience mixes wouldn't necessarily break those "rules".
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