Water Mixable Oil Paint

[Former_Member]

Finally got my order of Water Mixable Oil Paint. I posted it on my blog.......that I never keep up to date.
I haven't put it in my Etsy shop yet.
Go here if you would like to see.
http://donnaroseartist.blogspot.com/

[SKColeArt]

I just finished a water-mixable painting sized 16" x 20", donnarose, and it came out pretty good. I didn't use the medium though. It's the water-mixable medium that really makes it sticky and hard to work with.

[Former_Member]

I didn't get any medium. I did mix a little water in a bit of paint to see what it would do and it got a little tacky. I think I'll just use them straight for now.

[Former_Member]

I started using water mixable oils 2-3 months ago. I used water at the beginning but I wasn't satisfied, (I guess it depends on the technique, if you apply the paint in thin layers then water is ok) so I bought the medium and it's all good now....just the paint dries to a more glossy finish. I've never used traditional oils but I got used to the water mixable ones really fast.

[SKColeArt]

Yes, Kallista, if you use the medium, the paint does dry very glossy. But the same will happen with traditional oils if you use the classic old master mixture of 1/3 turp, 1/3 linseed oil, and 1/3 damar varnish, which is what I learned in art school.

I'm going to experiment with my next water-mixable painting: laying down the first layer with no medium, then letting it dry and adding a colored glaze over top with medium.

There are many different ways of painting with oils. I usually paint alla prima because I'm too impatient to wait for something to dry, but the other way of painting (the old masters' way) produces some interesting effects too.

[Former_Member]

I'm extremely impatient too and I want to finish them as soon as possible but at the same time I need to take my time on each painting. Since I started using oils I've been living in a messy bedroom full of half-finished paintings. At the moment there are 6 around me that need to be finished.

Anyway, I like (water mixable) oils and I'm not planning to get back to acrylics any time soon.

[SKColeArt]

Yeah, they are definitely better than acrylics, at least for me. :)

[Former_Member]

Went the Montana University Book Store today.....They have an excellent Art Supply section. I bought a tube of Magenta and Paynes Gray by Artisans. I have the Grumbacher Max Water Mixable Oil Paints so will compare the two....Some of you have said they are less expensive then the Grumbacher and that is always good. I think I'm going to like the water mixable paints but I did a small 5x7 palette knife painting Wednesday, I think< and it is still very wet......I thought they dry quicker but it is pretty thick.

[Former_Member]

I use the Cobra Water Mixable Oils by Royal Talens. They're a little expensive but I'm very satisfied with them. I may give W&N Artisan paints a try..

[SKColeArt]

I looked up the Royal Talens paints on Dick Blick; they are about the same price as the W & N water-mixables.

I went to the local Michael's this weekend and they wanted $22 for a single standard sized tube of Artisan's Zinc White. Highway robbery!

Cheaper to buy online or at one of the big art chains like Amsterdam Art.

[Former_Member]

Here W&N tubes are much cheaper. 3.5-4 euro (4-5 dollars) I pay from 5 to 10 euro for a 40ml Cobra tube ( 6.5 to 13 dollars) W&N offers 40 colors across 2 series. Royal Talens has a bigger range...70 colors / 4 series

[SKColeArt]

That would make sense, since the W&Ns are made in England.

[Former_Member]

I didn't get that...anyway

[SKColeArt]

I thought you lived in Europe, Kallista? The transport for W & N products would be cheaper from England to Europe than to the U.S. That's why they are cheaper.

[Former_Member]

Yeah but The Netherlands is in Europe too. I was comparing W&N with Talens....then you said >> "That would make sense, since the W&Ns are made in England". You were probably talking about the difference in prices between Europe and the US [?] but after my comment, it sounds like you said W&Ns are cheaper here because they're made in Europe where I live implying that Royal Talens are expensive (as I said) because they aren't Europe products..
In other words, there may have been a slight misunderstanding (:

[SKColeArt]

Oh, sorry yes, that's what I meant--I thought Talens were made in the U.S. for some reason! But I see they are made in The Netherlands from googling. I also didn't realize that they were from the same co. that makes Rembrandt oils.

So I have no idea why W&N is so much cheaper in Europe than in the U.S!

[SKColeArt]

But you've made me curious to try the Talens' Cobra paints to see if they are better than W & N, so I think I will buy a few tubes from Dick Blick.

[Former_Member]

well I did two small paintings today with the water mixable oil paints.
having fun
I find that when I squeeze it from the tube it is best to really mix it good with a palette knife.....seem to help it have a better consistency

[SKColeArt]

Thanks for the tip, donnarose. I normally never use a palette knife with either water mixable or conventional.

[Former_Member]

"Anyway, I like (water mixable) oils and I'm not planning to get back to acrylics any time soon." That's what I wrote on Nov 30, 2012. Now I've changed my mind...again...I think acrylics suit me better and I'm not planning to get back to oils any time soon (: Before I first tried oils I thought I would never use oils.. (.....to be continued)

[pogotown]

I never buy anything at Michael's without a 40% coupon from the newspaper ad or from my email account.