This panel illustrates the process I’m taking for my latest painting. The drawing was first sketched and lightly inked. In this particular piece, I’m avoiding the use of solvent. A solvent that I’ve used before when there is abundance ventilation is Winsor & Newton Liquin. I’ve tried many non-solvent medium and have yet to accustom to any of the them. My range of painting thinners are OMS, Liquin, linseed oil or walnut oil, or a combo of these. I’ve also experimented with solvent containing medium and Liquin is one I like the most. For this solvent-free painting, an underlayer consisting a mixture of watercolor and acrylic black and white paint were used. This allows thin layers without the use of solvent to begin with. Once dried fully, I started to paint in oils with just black and white to create the grisaille or the “dead layer”. I’m careful to minimize the use of linseed oils to avoid breaking the fat over lean rule. Once that’s dried to the touch, I started the color layer as shown in the last image. Stay tuned as I apply addition color layers to the painting. Thanks for watching.
