Cold Wax Medium Comparison: Gamblin vs Zest-it vs Kremer vs DIY - Best for Oil Painting?

[@neophron25]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge. About the drying time: From experience with oils I can say, that the drying time depends also from the pigments. Titanium white, cadmium yellow and red have a long drying time. And there are earth pigments, that dry pretty fast (24h).

[@karenduffy1842]

Thank you for sharing. I have never thought to compare! I might try some others now x

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

@@karenduffy1842 i love the zest-it, it is thicker and smells lovely !

[@mimis289]

Great video, thank you for sharing! Your test pieces turned out very pretty! I miss using oil and cold wax. I love the creaminess of the oil/cwm vs the water-based/acrylic. But I had to stop because of the fumes from the solvent in the oil based cwm. I often thought of trying the Zest It to see if the fumes were less than Gamblin. Anyway, I am grateful for your videos on acrylics and water-based cwm and plan on signing up for your new class. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

@@mimis289 thank you! 💖

[@zeroman614]

I add Galkyd Gel to my Cold Wax for super fast drying times.

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

@@zeroman614 yes, i often do the same!

[@apikmin]

❤ thank you for sharing!

[@marie-helenegamache6842]

J’utilise la cire Gamblin, avec quoi je pourrais l’épaissir ? Et merci pour la démo toujours intéressant .

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

@@marie-helenegamache6842 j’utilise la poudre de marbre pour épaissir le gamblin, ca séchera plus vite aussi!

[@karenduffy1842]

I add marble dust regularly ​@@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

@@karenduffy1842 me too but only with Gamblin, the others (including my own cold wax) are much stiffer!

[@kayleenwest]

Great to watch but I was waiting to see your wax too but you skipped it?

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

@@kayleenwest yes, I skipped mine as it is very similar to the Kremer one, quite stiff and I always feel that people get bored watching me paint😅

[@kayleenwest]

@ not I 😂

[@MarinaTvB-TheColdWaxLab]

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