Medium VS Solvent - Art Supplies Explained
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That is literally the best explanation of the difference between solvents and mediums, and when to use them, that I've ever heard! Thank you so much!!
I learned 70% of my painting skill from him. Now I am working as a professional painter and still come back to look for what I don’t know. Thanks a lot man. One of the best teacher online if you are struggling to paint and draw.
Not only is Ken one of the best painters out there, he has to be one of the best teachers as well. This is so well articulated. Wow.
I just watched 10 videos on the topic and none of them broke things down fast and clearly the way you just did. Thank you so much.
I'm glad to hear!
My favorite medium is oleoresgel mixed with linseed oil. It keeps the paint feeling juicy and transparent without being too runny.
I was so confused. You explained this so well. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for clarifying the difference between solvents and mediums. I was always confused about how and when to use them. Thank you
This is the best explanation I've ever heard. Into the point, clear, not complicated and thoroughly explained. Thank you!
Now I understand fat on lean concept. TY for this explanation.
Best explanation of this topic I've ever seen. Also, what a wonderful artist. Subscribed.
i like your explanation, covers all the critical areas, no bs. keep it up.
You clearly explained it.Thanks a lot for clearing my confusion❤
You make the basics clear but you also do it in a way that is detailed and intelligent. Thanks!!!
This was so simply stated! Very helpful🙏🏻👌
So helpful. Thank you!
This was never even taught to me in college in my intro to painting course. I NEVER knew the difference or when to use each one!
Hello, I am not sure if you'll see my comment but I just found this video, well it was mostly a suggestion that appeared and it was really interesting, I really liked it! With how you explained it, I'll be able to remember easily the difference between the two. I started taking Oil Painting class because I always wanted to learn. It my second year but I didn't know everything about solvant and medium so thank you for your explanation.
As for the tools I use as medium, I'm curently using the "Médium Vénitien" by Lefranc Bourgeois. And as solvant, I used the one recommended by the teacher that I really like by Marin. (Marin Beaux-Art) I must try the one you use though.
Thank you again for your video.
You have such a warm and vibrant dispositon that makes the content so engaging! Thank You for sharing this information with the world❤
Great video! I currently paint in acrylics and wanted to venture into oils but was very confused about what mediums and solvents were exactly and how they worked. This video cleared it up perfectly. Now I understand and feel more comfortable venturing into oils. Thank you very much for the very clear explanation!
Have a great day!
besides your great ability to paint, you are a GREAT teacher. Thank you
Excellent, very coherent explanation. I’m only experienced in watercolor/gouache & acrylic (well, & alcohol inks to some extent, but I’m talking painting), but the more I learn the more I feel like sooner or later I’m going to have to give oils a shot…
Growing up I associated oil painting more with the hyper-realistic, Renaissance master style stuff, more like what you’re doing, but since I started painting I’ve been realizing just how many of my favorite abstract expressionists, visionary artists- people who do really crazy vibrant paintings, experimental stuff with color & texture & portraying perceptual phenomena that I’m really aesthetically drawn to & fascinated by conceptually, are using oils to great effect (even if some of them are mixed media, oils are a common component). For example I’ve been really digging Annette Schmucker’s recent crazy abstracted landscapes; Gerhard Richter’s abstract expressionist stuff was some of my earliest inspiration & he mostly used oils. I believe Michael (Mix) Lang uses oil at least some of the time. There are too many phenomenal painters I follow to list. But I love the styles they’re able to cultivate even in this more abstract domain using oil because of how slow-drying & workable it is, because they’re able to blend colors so seamlessly & create hazy mists & depth of field sorts of effects- stuff that is so much harder in acrylics, even with slow-drying mediums, & just doesn’t quite give the same effect (though with a slow drying gloss gel I do think you can get a somewhat similar finish & do some similar blending). It definitely seems appealing. I was worried about the toxicity of solvents since I paint indoors too, & was considering whether I should try water-miscible oils instead, but I didn’t realize at the time just how toxic acrylics had the potential to be… so while it still concerns me & I might need to get used to having windows open a lot more than I usually do, I’m not sure how significant the danger is there compared to what I’m already breathing around with acrylics (& sometimes floetrol for acrylic pouring).
Thank you thank you thank you! Finally a straight forward understandable explanation! I’ll be looking for more of your videos now that you’ve come to my attention! Cheers!
The best explanation ever! Thank you
Thanks for the explaining, very straightforward
Makes perfect sense. Thank you
Tysm, man! Clear and straight to the point! 💯👏👌💚
i mix a couple drops of linseed oil with my solvent for underpainting...i love it. i ONLY use GAMBLIN products these days....and yes i have almost the entire line(never got the galkyd slow dry, dc'd before i started in oils and cant find it anyway.
So great, clear explanation. Thank you!
not gunna lie, my first painting, I did the under paint with linseed oil :((( I didn't know any better!!! I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN! so sorry ken :(
We learn from mistakes! :)
I'm so grateful for this video
I thought cheating was OK up until I saw your video. Then, I realized I want nothing but your felicity, all I want is fidelity now that I know your love.
Love the hand gestures!
very clear, and I think the best explanation.
Finally i understand it 😇
Thanks!
Teacher right here! Thanks man
I suggest you use some classical medium like : mix1(1/2 linseed oil 1/2 turpentine) or mix2 (1/3 walnut oil 1/3 damar varnish 1/3 turpentine)
There are a lot of mixture possible.
Actually you can tone your canvases whit a medium like liquin but you have to apply it by stumbling and erase what you want by using solvent.
The "classical medium" mixture is similar to what you find in some ready-to-use contemporary mediums. Yes, you can stain with Liquin, but it has consequences and you need to know what you're doing.
What a great and simple explanation, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Wow, this is exactly what i needed. Amazing explanation, thanks so much
Glad it was helpful!
Hello, I am from soft pastel and oil pastel, only began about a year ago. The dust from the soft pastels I am now concerned I've already inhaled the heavy metals from the dust it makes. So I switched to oil pastels. But, now I'm at the point where I want to begin to learn how to use oil paints! So thank you for this video! Where or how did you learn?
Finally you solved my solvent problem, thanks.
You are the light at the end of a dark tunnel. This video is ✨✨✨
Glad to hear it helped!
the question is why to do portrait in painting? A simple photo shot is better.
Thank you! Best video I've found that explains some of these basic concepts for us beginners!! Subscribed!
I'm glad to hear! Thank you for the support!
GO KEN!!! Keep it up! This is awesome!
Thanks Jas!
Great explanations about the subject, best i have seen so far! Thank you
Thanks, man! I feel more confident.
Thanks Ken that was very helpful! Easy to both understand and remember!
"it's like washing your dishes with honey" such a good parable
I asked (someone else) what medium glazed acrylic. I got an answer, bought it and it smeared the dried paint which is what I was avoiding.
Oil seems to be the way to go.
I only used acrylic when my children were little years ago so they wouldn't be around toxic solvents.
Just what I needed, tnx !
At 6:15 you say to use Gamsol as solvent but at 6:32 you say DO NOT get odorless mineral spirits and I'm confused because it literally says "100% Odorless Mineral Spirits" on my bottle of Gamsol...
HI KEN. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU EXPLAIN IN A BIT MORE DEPTH WHEN & HOW YOU USE GALKYD, GALKYD LITE, SLOW DRY AND NEO-MEGILP. I HAVE ALL I FIND GENERALLY I USE GALKYD & GALKYD LITE, THOUGH I FIND MYSELF BEING VERY PERPLEXED IN WHEN & WHY I WOULD USE NEO-MEGILP? THOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO! BTW I ALSO USE GAMSOL.
Wow, this is a great channel! This videl helps me a lot!
Thanks for watching! Feel free to share. :)
Thank you for that video. I did have a question . I see some artist do a washy back ground with Gamsol and it looks as if they leave it that way. Im confused about that because I thought you always need a binder to keep it from flaking off. I hope you can help. Thanks!
Beautiful explanation, thank you🎉
Glad it was helpful!
Great explanation thanks so much for your help!🏆
Great video, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Sorry for my misunderstanding but Gamsol is an odourless mineral spirit ? I think you said not to use Odourless mineral spirit cause they are too harsh but Gamsol is OMS too ? Thanks for the videos I like it
I think I need to watch this video 15 times
Go for it. :)
Great explanation !!!
Thank you!
Try making a paste of chalk powder + linseed oil, it's a nice extender, even though it makes the color dry slightly paler and matte. The chalk powder is inert and not really white once it's mixed in the oil. Same can be done with stand oil.
This does create very cool effects.
Bob Ross kinda reverses this philosophy lol medium basecoat, thinner for detail top coat lol. Rather than thinner for basecoat, medium for details haha I think if u wanna be traditional and/or work in layers, u are DEF right. Thanks for the simplified tips!
I'm also right if you care about your painting surviving centuries. If Ross really worked with thinner on top medium -- his paintings might crack in a few decades.
@@KenGoshen well, they say, that if he applied it ALL at the same time, and the paintings dry all at the same time, that theyll be fine...lol idk, your not the only one, in fact pretty much EVERY pro uses your practice. So, that's prolly why alot of people gave bob ross hell. Lol anyway, I have taken stock in your info and apply it in pretty much everything I do now. Thanks for the response
Is gamsol not an odorless mineral spirit ? I look up gamsol and all is see if gamsol mineral spirit but you say not to use that?
Very useful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Doesn't solvent harm natural hair brushes? So should you use your natural hair brushes on the under painting?
Dear Ken, it's amazing, I never thought like that, and I will try. I was wondering : what pigments/colours did you use to have thos beautifull brown color in your Rembrandt portrait ? Thank you for sharing all this, and thank you if you find time to answer me :)
Now I know 🙂
What’s a good medium that dries fast but doesn’t leave the surface shiny? 🤔
Excellent. Really.
Thank you!
Great stuff and thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm going to send it back it not what I was looking for solvent
Lovely non bullshit class
Wait I've never seen a gamsol that wasn't odourless mineral spirts. What is the exact name of the gamsol you recommend for painting with?
Thanks for the explanations. What do think about “solvent-free Gel”?
Heay one could use solvent as a finising touch on and orange wich have an unevan surface and looks prickly. Is that ppossible maby ?
Thank you 😊
You're welcome 😊
Thanks! It's a great video!!!
Glad you liked it!
Michael Carson uses to cover the canvas with linseed oil and use linseed oil from start to the end, no solvent at all.. he’s a pretty famous artist
The very famous Chris Ofili painted with elephant dung - perhaps that's also a worthwhile technique to try.
@@KenGoshen the difference is I can get linseed oil wherever I want and it smells definitely better
Hi Ken, it was a very nice video...just to the point and nicely explained. I am a professional artist from India and many a times different types of mediums are not available here. Do you mind sharing an insight between Linseed oil and Liquin ( which specific one )..which one is better. These days i am trying my hand in a more painterly way so probably i am looking for a medium that is in between ...not very slow drying and not too fast either.
Helps in finishing a A4 size painting in 2-3 days !!.
Awesome video!!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Ken!! I had to travel with minimum materials so I took some canvas and a mixed media I did with 50% odorless solvent and 50% linseed oil and I hope it's an acceptable option for the whole painting process
That will do the trick! Not optimal, but workable, certainly.
6:32 But isn't Gamsol is odorless mineral Spirit ?
Technically yes, but not exactly. Gamsol is actually fairly oily and evaporates much slower than generic mineral spirits.
Thanks for asking that question. I found that quite confusing - and thankyou Ken for answering.
Too late, I just glazed the shadows with solvent. Don't worry, just the shadows.
so confused now. Don't alot of people use linseed as their primer? What is wet on wet painting? Bob Ross for example used something very similar to linseed+white. Some channels say use that combination, you say don't like it's a mortal sin lol, some say use _liquin_ whatever the hell that is lol. What's the deal with all this conflicting info?
The deal is there are disagreements in the field, like in any field.
Have you tried Zest -it?
Very cohesive explanation. I knew this, but this is the best explanation, good luck!
Many thanks!
Which medium would you recommend for a very transparent layer? Does Gamsol is for cleaning brushes only or also for a thin first layer? (Does sansodor same?) Thanks a lot!
I want to cry cause I’ve been using turpentine thinking it’s a medium :((( 😀thank you so much
May I ask, is there any solvent minerals spirits paint thinner that I can dispose it in the trash can garbage? Please and thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
After years of painting with Liquin (and loving the results) I was getting "warnings" from multiple painters, etc. that using Liquin will cause the paint to deteriorate over time (this was about 10= years ago and I did stop using the Liquin with lots of regrets). As to how much time was unclear but a successful painting, I would like to last a few hundred years! Do you have any current information regarding this issue?
I don't have any information on this. It doesn't worry me personally.
thank you this was very clear
do you clean brushes with solvent
I have this video with the info about how I clean my brushes. Hope it helps!
I don’t use a solvent. I use liquin throughout. But I let layers dry.
Is it bad ?
it is a great videso. tks a lot. Should I use more Liquin in each following layer? if i only use liquin medium. tks
With Liquin you don't really have to be too concerned, it performs well in most ratios for most layers.
חן, הסבר נפלא! תוכל לרשום את שמות החומרים? קשה לתפוס מה הם.
Gamsol is like Sansodor right?
I haven't painted with Sansodor so I can't testify based on personal experience, but in theory it's similar, yes.
Any thoughts on or experience with citrus Solvent? Its supposedly non- toxic.
Linseed oil or galkyd for medium? What’s your preferred?
I really want to know why does your under painting so matte
Hi Ken! Can you do a master copy with just solvent? (kind of like direct painting without glazing)
That depends on what you're trying to achieve, and on the specific master. If you try to copy Constable that way you'll have success, but if you try to copy Van Eyck that way you'll be very frustrated. Any specifics?
@@KenGoshen Thanks for your reply Ken!I've been trying to do master copies without any medium but I'm not sure who they're by, I'll need to check (they're laminated pictures with no name). I really like your method of grisaille and then glazing though, the final effect of realism is what I like and it seems a much more controlled method of getting there
@@zy6747 If that's the case, you can't rely on solvent purely. Get some medium!
@@KenGoshen I've got some linseed oil but too scared to use it haha, I'll watch your video again and try it out, thanks!