MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Water-thinned Adhesives - Glues
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.
The most suitable glues for use as binders are prepared from leather waste and are sold in sheet or granule form. The best varieties for our purposes are called rabbitskin glue, Cologne glue, or calfskin glue. They swell when they are soaked in cold water and then may be dissolved by gentle heating. When dry, they harden to tough leathery films but do not change chemically. Thus they can be dissolved again in water. [p. 36]
[Kay, Reed. The Painter's Guide to Studio Methods and Materials. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1983.]
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