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Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Sythetic Resin Paints

Acrylic Resins - Alkyd Resins - Cellulose Acetate - Cellulose Nitrate - Synthetics in Artists' Materials - Vinyl Resins

Prepared Artists' Materials - Polyvinyl Acetate Emulsion [PVA, Vinyl Polymer Tempera] - Acrylic Emulsion Paints [Acrylic Polymer Tempera] - Acrylic Solution Paints - Alkyd Resin Medium

[From: Kay, Reed. The Painters Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]

Alkyd Resins


Alkyd coatings were developed as long ago as 1926. The resin can be produced from a coal derivative such as phthalic anhydride condensed with glycerine or ethylene glycol. In the manufacturing process, the resin is usually modified by the addition of various other oils or resins. The resulting modified alkyds vary considerably according to [p. 189] the additions. Each modified alkyd resin should be tested for its compatibility with such pigments as lead white and whiting. The resin is soluble in turpentine or mineral spirits and also is available as a water emulsion. Its chief use is in automobile finishes and interior house paints. Alkyd paint mediums for artists have been sold since the 1970s. [ pp. 189-190]

[Kay, Reed. The Painters Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]








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