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Oil & Turpentine


   

Linseed stand oil is a denser version of linseed oil,

so named as the original method of thickening was

to let the oil stand in the sun. It is more suited to

  and is actually much closer to that used by

the old masters. It is also more flexible than plain

linseed oil and yellows less over time.



 

Turpentine can be added directly to oil paint as a

thinner or used in combination with oil in various

proportions, depending on the consistency of paint

required and the stage of a painting when building

in layers.


 

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Oil & Turpentine

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