Notebook

Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Varnishes - Synthetic Resins

Characteristics - Painting Methods & Techniques - Materials and Equipment - Work Space & Storage - Manufacture of Pigments - Protection of the Picture

From: Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.

Synthetic Resins - Alkyd
Alkyd resins are synthetic products that are used in industrial paints. They are usually modified during the manufacturing process by the addition of drying oil which the manufacturer chooses according to the qualities that are desired in the finished product. Safflower oil and soya bean oil are frequently used in such oil-modified alkyds. Several artists' painting media containing alkyd resins have been on the market since the early 1970s, followed by a complete line of alkyd paints for artists. These art materials are thinned with turpentine or mineral spirits, and they are compatible with the conventional oil colors. Although they dry more rapidly than the usual oil media, alkyds can produce the textural and optical effects that are associated with oil painting. Alkyd art paints and mediums are described [in the section on synthetic resin paints and on pages 199-20 in the book]. [p. 51]

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











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