I have been using cobalt drier with my painting medium, and even if I use just a few drops with 2 ounces of medium, it tacks up almost immediately and just turns the paint into a very difficult consistency to work with. Since my base medium has damar varnish in it (1 part damar, 1 part stand oil, 1 part turps) I can not use alkyds since they don’t mix. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good quick drying medium not using alkyds or a better way to use cobalt drier? thanks!
hi,
this subforum is for discussing copying the master painters’ paintings.
if you ask again in oil painting > technical forum, you’ll have a lively repartee going in no time. here: https://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=491
One part of sun bleached oil + one part of Artists’ White spirit.
(a horizontally oriented PET bottle with 1/4 linseed oil into it, exposed 2 moths on sun light illuminated place. Bottle’s neck was sealed with cotton ball to prevent dust penetration)
Dries overnight if used as a grinding oil.