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Originally Posted by Gary Hoff
. . . The folks who sell certain items (e.g. artist materials) have no vested interest in warnin. . . .
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Gary, that's for sure! It gets even worse. The folks who sell (and manufacture) art supplies all too often have no knowledge of the procedures and processes artist use, much less of the problems they are likely to encounter in the studio.
In fairness, the fact of the matter is that good results are the provence of the craftsman. Regardless of quality or appropriateness of application, there is
no painting material that can't be misused to the point of failure.
Sharon, toning a canvas by staining is, of course, a very agreeable way to begin painting. Since I feel strongly that alkyds and traditional oil painting materials are not compatible, I do the same thing, only using a wee bit of black oil to promote drying and to be sure that dilution with turps has not compromised the binding of pigment thinned to that extent.
Hybrid Mode
