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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.

Glues - Casein Glue

Casein is made from skim milk and since the Renaissance has been used as a binder for paints and grounds. It is somewhat more brittle than rabbitskin glue but dries to a more water-resistant film. Available today in the form of a dry yellow powder, it is dissolved in water by means of the slow addition of a strong alkali, such as ammonium carbonate. Modern casein colors, sold in tubes, usually contain a plasticizer, such as glycerine, as well as materials to retard spoilage. [p. 37]

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

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