I'm so glad the video was helpful! Thanks for watching and for the nice comment :)

For alaprima

For alla prima you cna use any medium that works for you. It looks like here I was using one I mixed myself from linseed oil, turpentine and damar varnish in equal parts. If you want one that's faster drying, Galkyd is really good. Thanks for watching! :)

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Thanks so much for the nice comment! I hope you enjoy the videos :)

Thanks for the nice comment! I might make more videos in the future, just not sure when yet. :)

@@walcottfineart5088 Hi Jason. There's a continuous swathe of new products coming onto the market and artists need you, in your own inimitable style, to test them and show your findings to the public Give serious consideration to making more videos in 2025! Have a good holiday season!

Thanks! :)

I'm glad the video was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

I would say the Bone Black which is the same thing as Ivory Black. It's the most versatile and reliable single pigment black. :)

They make geat stuff!! It can be a little pricey but totally worth it, Enjoy :)

Yes, each artist should use the colors and paints that work for them! If you don't like lead white then that is perfectly fine and there is no need to use it. The only thing that is a fact regardless of painting technique is that lead is very good for oil paintings. It chemically helps the paint film stay more stable and flexible over centuries. I find myself using both Titanium and lead depending on what the painting needs. Thanks for watching! :)

@walcottfineart5088 I know about the good properties of lead for oil painting whether it's in the whites or the yellows or the reds. Considering the way I paint with oils I don't, I don't think I need lead to make the paintings I work on last long enough for both my satisfaction and my customers' satisfaction. It's sort of like if I had a zoo, lead based, and arsenic based paints, and antimony based paints are comparable to having a tiger to bring people in, but with the proviso that I have to live in the same room as the tiger all the time. Nope. I will look at the tiger and have people look at the tiger in a separate room, which means I will only look at those paints on dried paintings other artists have done. Way too many artists have died young from using very poisonous materials. You paint with what you want to paint with, and I will paint highly permanent paintings with what I want to paint with. I know you don't want to force anybody to paint with these materials, but I do know a lot of beginners are fascinated with materials that are extremely dangerous to them. I myself hesitate to recommend something that might shorten their lives by two or three decades or outright kill them. Unlike Rembrandt and painters from older times, we do have choices.

That is great to know, thanks! :)

@@walcottfineart5088 They are very cheap so great value :)

Thank you for the nice comment! It's a lot of work making videos...I stopped during the pandemic and just never got started again. I'm not sure if I'll make more yet, but hope to eventually. Thanks for watching! :)

I think you'll like them, they are great paints! Thanks for watching :)

Thanks for such a kind comment! I'm so glad my videos are helpful to you... I think it's wonderful you are continuing to pursue your art :)

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

Thank you for the very kind comments!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

LOL Thanks! Well, firstly lead doesn't absorb through the skin...it has to be ingested. I neve r eat or drink while painting and always wahs my hands carefully when done. Plus I always wear a barrier cream to protect myself when painting. My favorite is Gloves in a Bottle. I also have an air purifier in my studio that removes VOCs from the air :) Thanks for watching!

@@walcottfineart5088 Meanwhile the average Europian breakfast is coffee with a cigarette. I think it has to do with the working environment (which we have very strict rules in) when making lead paints. When it comes to oil painting it has a very low chance of being dangerous if handled correctly. But yeah it was during the 2000 that they scared everybody shitless with the leadpaint bans including me. Sadly it can't be bought anywhere other than special paint manufacturers.

@@FreyadeVries98 That's really too bad that the laws are so inflexible!

I have not used that color so I can't really comment on it. It is probably very close to Titanium White would be my guess. Thanks for watching :)

Yes, you are right! Sorry if I neglected to specify that in the video. Thanks for watching :)

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video :)

Thanks so much for the nice comment! I'm glad you found my video helpful. :)

Thanks for the kind comment! I'm so glad my videos have been so helpful! :)

I'm not sure about Van Gogh specifically but NaturalPigments.com has great articles and resources on pigments and painting methods & materials. You might try there, I know there was also a book published of Van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo. I think that has some info about his methods. You can find it on Amazon. Thanks for watching! :)

Blue Ridge is great! Thanks for watching :)

Yes, all is fine! Thanks for asking and for watching!

Yes, the price has gone up in the years since I posted this video. I suspect you are also getting some export fees that aren't added on here in the USA since that's where Gamblin in made. Here they're stilli going for about $55 per large tube. I checked Jackson's in the UK which carries Gamblin. You can order online from them and they ship worldwide. They have the large tubes for $66 which is about 60 euros. Jacksonsart.com Thanks for watching! :)

@@walcottfineart5088 thank you! I love your videos, by the way! I'm starting to paint and I'm learning a lot thanks to you. You're an excellent teacher. Have a nice day!

@@Unreload0 Thanks so much! I appreciate your kind comments! :)

Thanks for watching! :)

Rublev is sold by Natural Pigments yes, and I do believe you can get their Lead White from their EU site. It is very expensive. Unfortunately, there's no getting around that. Here in the US the 50mL tubes of lead white are about $50 so near the same. The big ones are $130. Some of these white brands aren't made anymore since I posted the video. If the expense is not worth it for you, I do recommend Winsor & Newton's Flake WHite Hue. It's a nice white. Thanks for watching!

@@walcottfineart5088 thank you so much. I'll try the Winsor then. And thank you for your videos!