Could you please correct me if i am wrong, as far as i understand. This product helps to keep painting wet in wet ? And you could use it to opaque paint to dilute it ( create more paint when you add the medium ) but you can also use it to paint " glazerly " with semi opaque/transparant paint by adding medium to it? When adding the medium to transparant colors, will it have the same effect like a glaze but with more substance ( Transparant paint + medium )? how long does it take for it to dry? If you use it with opaque paint and with transparant, will it need different drying times?

I like the asphaltum too. It seems to work when I try to use it in landscapes whereas the the others don't always work.

Love this don’t need the music at all it’s distracting …..and the fan reflection ……..your information stands alone brilliant, thanks

Is flake white replacement also a little translucent?

Thanks!

LOL Titanium White VS Titanium White 🤦‍♀Using "Flake White" in this context is a crime.

Awesome, so glad I found this!

Can I varnish with this medium? I had an instructor who used to varnish with Liquin.

ive been buying this for my boards as well, but asphaltum on stretched canvas

What is the difference between this and their solvent free gel?

It’s supposed to be used as an impasto thickens it’s a low viscosity medium

So when painting layers with this, you never have to worry about the fat over lean rule?

What is that coil made of?

your signature it's to close to the edge of the painting

Skip to 7'45" to see it.

thank you!

it is also worth remembering that titanium white adds cold, when it is added, it moves the paint towards the blue

Yes, that's a good idea. Thank you for the tip.

This is a painting saviour! Thank you for the demo. I was afraid to add it to a painting that is drying hard fast. When using regular mediums it would bead up. NeoMegilp! Maybe I can even finish this project!

What does it smell like? Because liqin smells horrible.

Great demo Edward .....Thanks.

I to have used these colors to make black and it does work ok more blue on the cool side more brown on the warmer side however if U want the blackest black Ivory black is the darkest I have found

I used this over some chalky areas and now those areas are super glossy and tacky. Any fix for this?

Flake White Replacement IS Titanium White with an additive they refuse to list to take down the tinting strength. I have it and it is not even close to Flake White. Since I don't want to use Flake White anywhere in the house I will buy Barium from Natural Pigments. You can add more Barium to your mixtures so the tinting strength is less than the Flake White Replacement. I will have to call them up to see how much you can safely add though. Flake Replacement is still chalky and dense. I also want to try Lithopone which is supposedly a safe Zinc type white paint. I like Zinc white, it just causes cracking. Maybe the Lithopone is the ticket. Natural Pigments and a few others sell Lithopone. Titanium is actually quite good with the blues. Flake White is more useful for flesh tones.

Thank you, very helpful. Most of the videos I have watched on signatures are focused on why we should sign our artwork, and I've had a hard time finding something that shows the practical aspect of mixing the pigment with the medium to reach a certain consistency for fluidity. That's what I was looking for specifically, so thank you for taking that approach.

Does it dry glossy or matte?

You have extraordinarily beautiful hands and should consider hand modeling, if indeed they have that much anymore.

I have not tried yet Cobalt blue, but I have tried PB36 named sometimes cerulean, sometimes cobalt turquoise. I love that pigment in particular is my best chance for a primary blue with green shade

But you can make brown by mixing equal parts red and green. You don't need to buy it.

Great video. Have you noticed any yellowing in the Flake White Replacement?

Good advice...Thank you for that!

THANKS!

Very useful to know thank you

how do you remove the coil?

If you use Neo Megilp as you would with real megilp, Neo Megilp will gunk up your brushes and paintings. Neo Megilp looks like real megilp but they behave nothing alike. Real megilp is a tradition recipe from centuries ago. Neo Megilp is just another modern alkyd based medium like Liquin - and much stickier.

not had any issues with the plastic dropper parts dissolving/deteriorating?

thank you, this was defnintely helpful. so, if i understand you correctly, neo-megilp can be used like liquin? right?

What you did with your “chromatic” mixed black…can’t we do the same with Ivory Black? Isn’t Ivory Black a deep Blue Violet? I know it isn’t a neutral black and has to be neutralized with Raw Umber to get a neutral black. Of course it’s fun to play with all kinds of “blacks”, but I’m thinking we give the actual tube blacks a bad rap-after all they are magnificent colors as well!

You forgot to demo how you remove the coil to clean the jar. I find it very difficult. ALL odorless mineral spirits are toxic to lungs and skin. Read the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Always wear nitrile gloves when handling turps and paint.

Don’t block the light please

Just signed up to an Ian Roberts brushwork course, having completed his composition course. He recommends one of these and I was not sure what a ‘turps tank’ was as I have not seen them in the UK. I have seen the video and am now enlightened. I can see it does a very useful job and will maintain good brushes. Many thanks.

Such a good explanation. Thank you so much ❤

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Is it acceptable to put just your initials?

Boring....

With me my go to to make my Black is from Alzarin Crimson and Phthalo Green because that's how Bob Ross made his black and that is how I was introduced in how to make Black. However I might try your method of making black from Ultimarine Blue and some kind of brown such as Asphaultm.

The silicoil jar is quite expensive $10 about $11 & change with tax ( I live in a tax state) & I was hesitant to buy it at first, but I was successfully convinced to purchase it after watching KZbin demos. It lived up to my expectations once I tried & used it for myself. I consider the silicoil jar to be worth the price tag, it's a very useful little invention that will prolong the lifespan of (in my case $$$ pricy) paint brushes. 🛢 Oil painting is a steep $$$ hobby in general bc supplies canvases,brushes,oil paints, mineral spirts & everything in relation to oil painting is a costly luxury & privilege hence, taking the best care possible of those high-quality paint brushes only makes sense.🖌 🖌 🎨👩🏻‍🎨🖼

I'm painting a golden doodle but not sure of to mix with oil paints.??

What colors can I mix yellow orange and red .???

I'm guessing this would also work with acrylics. Thanks for the video and for explaining the process 👍 By the way, Franz Kline insisted on using black house paint.