Notebook

Notebook, 1993-

MATERIALS & METHODS - Painting - Oil Painting - Binders and Diluents - Drying Oils - Linseed 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.

Binders and Diluents
Stand Oil
Linseed oil that has been heated to about 300° C. under conditions that exclude oxygen is referred to as stand oil. It becomes polymerized--that is, it changes its molecular structure while retaining its chemical ingredients. It has a lower iodine number than the cold-pressed oil, dries slowly, yellows less than the other linseed oils, and forms a tough strong film. It imparts to the paint an enamel-like smoothness and tends to make the paint fuse and blend. Because of its heavy consistency and low acid number, it is used as an ingredient in the diluent, or painting medium, in oil technique, rather than as a grinding oil, or binder. [p. 34]

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













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