The Nerdly painter

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February 2011 If somebody forwarded this to you and you'd like to receive it, you can  email me  at rv@nerdlypainter.com. There is a lin...

This is my latest drawing, inspired by more diagrams and hours spent peering through a microscope than I'd care to count. One of the a...

1.  Introduction -drying oils and oil films Siccative oils are the drying oils used in artists' oil based paints.  If you paint with oi...

Hello and Happy New Year! New For 2011 I have a new newsletter format, using a more reliable service. I think the look is cleaner, what ...

1.  That slooow drying oil paint Oil paint can take a long time to dry.   When it's thinned with turpentine the turpentine evaporates q...

Oil paint thinning and thickening When we mix up oil paint, we sometimes make it thinner using turpentine or solvent so the paint flows mo...