Description
Flemish Gel Medium - lead-free
- contains natural Mastic resin, linseed oil, diluent (turpentine essence) and siccative - for oil painting
- can be diluted with turpentine essence or petroleum essence, is available in 60 ml and 150 ml tubes
- this medium accelerates the drying of oil colors and greatly increases the brightness of the colors thanks to Mastic resin, one of the highest quality resins of all time, with a glossy finish
- the layer is fixed (i.e. drying on the surface) in approx. 2 hours but the apparent drying is only done in 1 hour after which you can overlay another layer of color - and the normal drying in 2 days
- gives transparency and fluidity to the colors
- ideal for creating glazes (Flemish glazes)
The composition of oil paints has gradually evolved from the Van Eyck brothers, around 1410 and until today. Resin has played a fundamental role in the field of painting and also in the conservation of paintings. It is very important to understand the importance of painting mediums that contain recipes from that time because they allow you to paint in the style of that era and thus we have the opportunity to go back in time, to try to discover the great masters! A painting medium is actually an ideal mixture created to help oil painting. An oil painting medium generally contains linseed oil or other oils, a solvent, and a natural or synthetic resin.
What is glaze and how is it obtained?
- Glazing, glazing, laviul or glasiu - (transparent as glass) - is a painting technique achieved by applying transparent layers of color over another (on an opaque background) in order to create visual effects of depth through the subtle optical interaction of layered colors.
What is extraordinary is that if you superimpose several layers of pure color (unmixed pigments, sWholesale product available on the B2B marketplace, Supreva Market For Business, at wholesale prices directly from the importer and distributor.