Thinning Oil Washes

[Chris Douglas]

I paint largely with Gunze Sangyo acrylics. Up til now, I've been using Gunze
diluted in water to execute washes, but am not particularly happy and want to
start using oils. My question is, has anybody out there attempted to use oils
on acrylic before? My initial feeling would be that the turpentine/turpenol
used to thin the oils would eat through Gunze like it wasn't even there. Am I
mistaken? Or does anybody know of a less powerful oil thinner?

Thanks,
Chris Douglas

[MMiR35701]

In article <cdouglas.1...@origin.ea.com>, cdou...@origin.ea.com
(Chris Douglas) writes:

I apply oil washes over arylics using Windsor Newton oils and Testor Model
Master thinner. I let the paint dry for at least 5 days first, then apply
a very thin wash. The trick is not to go back over an area more than once.
Some very minor crazing of the paint occurs, but as it dries the paint
flattens out again. Small patches of dark patina remain in these areas,
but because I use this method on armor, it's desirable. I always make sure
to wash to entire model, too.
I use Polly-S arylics, by the way.

The key is to experiment.
Some friends like to use artist's gauche (I always pronounce this: gwash).
This is basically a semi-transparent watercolor paint found in any good
art store. Any color wash can be mixed and it can be thinned with either
water or Future Floor Wax. The wax apparently causes the paint to spread
smoothly over the surface. The end result is a gloss finish (you can see
your face in that fabulous shine!) so a coat of flat must follow.
The good thing about this method is you don't have to worry about solvent
incompatibilities. It's less stanky too.

Hope this helps.

[Farley F Fox]

In article <393p05$8...@newsbf01.news.aol.com>,

I have a technique that I have used for many years in figure painting.
I use a mixture on Linseed oil and Grumtine to thin Oil washes. However
it leaves a gloss finnish that must be matted a bit. For this I use Micro
Coat Flat, thinned with lighter fluid through an airbrush. As you will
be spraying atomized lighter fluid through n Air brush, don't even
*DREAM* of having an open flame anywhere near you.

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