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[@howardconeybeare9014]

Thank you Charlie ... I've been painting in acrylics for over 40 years but in last year or so have been intrigued by on-line demos I've watched with Cobra paints. I now have a 10 color Cobra intro set and will be embarking on a new chapter in my painter's adventure. This episode is perfectly timed, and I'm excited to get started! Thanks again, for all your episodes!

[@Catbooks]

Excellent video! Loved all the historical info. I use Cobra and love them. Started with Artisan and regret I bought 8 tubes. Slowly replacing them with Cobra. Their consistency is great, nicely pigmented, easy to thin with water and they don't gum up.

[@mountainside26]

Wonderfully informative art talk! Thank you both so much!

[@CharlieHunterArt]

You are very, very welcome!

[@geoffreywall5622]

Thanks Jeff & Charlie appreciate you time & effort cheers and beers from Australia

[@CharlieHunterArt]

Back at you - chairs and bears from Vermont!

[@dianeoconnor8310]

I missed this one, but so glad I’ve picked it up! So useful! Thank you! 😊

[@marykosterlitz7904]

Thanks Charlie! Very useful info for those of us who use Cobra. Answered many questions I have had and problems encountered while painting! Fantastic video.

[@robbiehosegood]

"Auxiliaries "? maybe? Really excellent talk, so knowledgeable. Historical perspective very interesting too. Thanks Jeff!

[@CharlieHunterArt]

I pointed out the exceedingly strange spelling of AUXILIARIES to Jeff right before the program started. He wanted to go back and edit the slide, but I nixed it, as we were about to go live and I'd already loaded the slideshow into Streamyard (the platform we use for RFATS).

[@robbiehosegood]

I enjoyed it! A whole new thing. Made me smile :)@@CharlieHunterArt

[@AngieRogersArtist]

Excellently useful, enlightening, thanks so much!

[@mikesteele8719]

This information is very timely. I just bought a set of cobra water miscible oils to try out!

[@CharlieHunterArt]

Excellent! They're great; they just behave slightly differently from conventional oils - give them a chance to show you how _they_ like to work. Good luck, and have fun!

[@amyeart]

This was so informative..Thank you for reaffirming the benefits and truths about these great oil paints.

[@LoriWoodward-gd5fl]

Thank you Jeff and Charlie. This covered everything and so clearly. Can’t wait to begin using Cobra’s thinner. I had been using Artisan’s thinner and you’re right Charlie - it doesn’t work all that well with Cobra. I enjoy painting in layers so this info is super helpful.

[@designer1528]

Great info. Thanks Charlie! Curious on life of a painting using Cobra. Relatively new process I know, but curious if you have data on longevity (cracking, flaking, yellowing) over time. What can we expect 50 years from creation? Lastly, is there consideration for varnishing, coating, for your painting? Same as traditional oils or other considerations?

[@fayee8986]

Thank you so much. enjoy your videos very good to know enjoyed all the information in this video keep them coming

[@cherylyork8556]

Great information...thanks for the video!

[@CharlieHunterArt]

You're so welcome - thank you for watching.

[@TahloolaDarlin]

This presentation is so informative and well presented. Thank you so much. I have a question that is so elementary to your knowledge level. What is the difference when a color is listed then the same color is listed as Hue.

[@harrietruffy9993]

Really informative. Thank you!

[@KateColors]

Excellent!

[@joanneberardi6598]

Thank you!

[@CharlieHunterArt]

You're welcome!

[@jadar6141]

I like to 'lift' the oil and with traditional oil, i use gamsol but i have found that water is not really enough of a 'solvent' to lift the psint after 15 minutes or more.. any fix or medium that could help the paint be more liftable for longer??

[@CharlieHunterArt]

Although I haven't used it yet; from what Jeff was describing, it sounds like the new Cobra Thinner would fit the ticket. Out of curiosity, what is your surface (Ampersand Gessobord, acrylic primed linen, etc.)?

[@jadar6141]

i tend to prefer mdf gessoed with acrylic or linen with larger pieces ...i just found that any of the water miscibles 'hardened' up and at the point when regular oils would be starting to 'set up' and when i would normally love to (as one of the previous commentators mentioned ) 'Bernie Fuchs' the surface by lifting out back to the white of near white..does not work when trying to use water the way i would use Gamsol or turps.

[@jadar6141]

it does sound like the 'thinner' might work..

[@reddevil211287]

What kind of brushes do we use with water mixable oil paints…can I use the artificial brushes I use for gouache?

[@CharlieHunterArt]

Any synthetic brushes should work just fine.

[@leighsirvent654]

I was gifted a W & N water mixable oil 10 colors. I’m not sure how old but three of the tubes are hard. Can I reconstitute them?

[@CharlieHunterArt]

Leigh - I really don't know. Were I you, I'd reach out to W&N. Here's their help link - www.winsornewton.com/na/contact-us/

[@fontainerouge]

So, can I assume there is no turp anywhere, neither in the paints nor the mediums (I am very allergic to turpentine)?

[@CharlieHunterArt]

Yes. There is absolutely, utterly and completely no turp. Turp makes me want to throw up, so I feel your pain.

[@fontainerouge]

@@CharlieHunterArt Thank you (yes, goes to my liver so...nausea. Bad, Bad, bad) !