Notebook

Notebook, 1993-
MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Drying Oils - Other Oils
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.

Drying Oils - Castor Oil

Castor oil is obtained from a plant in India and is used in medicinal prescriptions, soap manufacture, and other industrial products. It does not dry to a solid film, as does linseed oil, even after months of exposure to air. Castor oil has been occasionally used as an additive in attempts to impart flexibility to varnishes or oils that otherwise would produce very hard brittle films. It is not recommended for artistic painting. [p. 34]

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

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