Notebook

Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Thinners and Solvents - Alcohol

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.

Alcohol - Glycerine


Although it is not volatile, it is classified as an alcohol. It is used as a plasticizer, chiefly in gum-water solutions. Hygroscopic in character, it imparts its tendency to absorb water to mixtures in which it is an ingredient. [p. 43]

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
















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