Oil Paint Mediums And How To Use Them!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- In today's video I go over one of the most talked about topics with oil painting.. Mediums!! I'll be explaining the the difference between solvents and mediums, what they are used for, how to build layers so your paintings don't crack, and the wide range of ways mediums can be used to enhance your artwork.
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I’m so happy people are finding these gems. 🥺😍❤️
Thank you, I’m so happy they seem to be helping people! 🥺🙌🏻💕
Thanks for going to all the trouble of making this video. I've been painting on and off for years. I only just started oil painting again after quite a long hiatus and found this really helpful. I've never been quite sure how to use mediums, I just thinned the paint with solvent and hoped for the best when trying to get the precise flowing details out of my brushwork. This should help quite a bit :)
Yayyy I’m so happy to hear this video was helpful to you! Love that and very much appreciate the admiration towards the video production! Glad you’re getting back into painting!! 🙌🏻🥰
I bought my 2 first gamblin mediums..They are SOLVENT FREE GEL and NEO MEGLIP..They just arrived yesterday, and I quickly
made some little works with them and oil colors.....
Solvent Free works fine....BUT Neo Meglio it's just PERFECT 👍...The bending of this medium with oil color is just so good,.the feel in your brush's hair when you work with it , the spreding ...are ALL so right .....
The medium don't adds very much gloss when mixed with oil colors ,but make them more transparent and allowds you to work with fluid transparent colors in the stile of italian Renesance masters....🙏
Thankyou ! This was really helpful in understanding mediums .
Thank you so much for watching! I’m glad it helped✨
Your video it's just SUPERB : like we=the vewers would be right there, ',couse we CAN SEE how really looks & behaves every one of those mediums when you work with them ❤️ !
Thank you so much for the positive feedback 🥺 this comment means so much to me! I’m glad you enjoyed the video.
Thankyou, I’ve just started oil painting yesterday and this video has been most helpful.🙏
Aw that makes my heart sooo happy! Good luck on your painting journey, always here if you need any advice! :)
6:37 Look : whater can be a thinner for some oil colors ! 😁
Thanks so much! Great explanation in a way i can follow. Keep up the awesome work!
Love the feedback, glad you liked it ☺️
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Are there any mediums or solvents that can be mixed with paints and jarred to keep them from drying out? If so, can they be heat set for faster curing ?
I was born with microcephaly similar to aurtisum and I can’t use things that’s toxic . I want to use safflower oil ,solvent free non toxic gel that comes with one of the kits of of the colors and walnut oil. Everything else has chemicals that can harm your body and can give you cancer and causes cancer . My grandma from Canada 🇨🇦 Ontario is a high stage of cancer and one of her last words she said to her family sence she was speaking French and I found out in 7th generation Métis . My mom is addicted to protecting me and body . Which nontoxic mediums do I use because it’s time for me to oil paint again because I was afraid of oils because of bad toxic chemicals and because trying to find the right oils and I keep messing up . Acrylics and waters colors and oil pastels are the only things I’ve used sence I stoped . Which mediums should I use and can you do each of the mediums Like mixing the paints . I don’t like too fast drying paints or mediums and too slow .
Thank you for this video .
Hey there! I would recommend using non-toxic oils such as lavender oil, walnut oil or linseed oil while working. There are some solvent free mediums out there or you could also try water soluble oil paints. As for cleaning your paint brushes, a non-toxic solvent option is Bio-based Artists Solvent sold be The ART Treehouse or Turpenoid Natural. Manny of the essential oils make good brush cleaning solvents. Lavender oil is actually a stronger solvent than turpentine. Walnut oil is good for cleaning brushes while painting. However your final cleaning should be done with soap and water. I hope this helps. :)
Thanks Sydney. It was very useful information for me! I wish you success in your work !
Aw yay thank you so much Irina, I really appreciate that✨
Wow, this was exactly what I was looking for.. Thanks!
Yayyy love to hear that 🥰 thank you for watching!!✨
Thanks u gave details about mediums ,it was really required thankyou so much🎉
Absolutely! So glad it helped🙌🏻
I would add a solid drop of Cobalt Drier to the bottle of Megilp to speed the drying but only 1 drop for the amount yoj had in that bottle. more for a larger bottle.1 drop per 4 oz.
Wow. Had to watch so many videos that were just supposed to explain gamsol or galkyd or some of the other ones and couldn't even do that and then I find you who don't just do one but do them all and take it to level 10. Your video completely zenned me out, and the world disappeared. I finally know how these things work thank you very much. A. 1. On the video.
Hey James! I can’t even explain to you how much your comment means to me. 🥹 I’m so happy you took some value away from this video. A goal of mine is to make my videos feel like a peaceful escape so to hear it “zenned you out and the world disappeared” is one of the most meaningful compliments I could’ve wished to receive. Thank you!✨🙌🏻
@@sydneyreneeart No thank you. I'm just starting out in the art world I'm actually watching Bob Ross right now pbs. And I meant every word I said I actually forgot I had water boiling on the stove for noodles. I also forgot to tell you, and I mean no disrespect if you have a partner or a husband but you're also very beautiful. Love the editing and the camera views and the close-ups of you playing and swirling the paint and the gentle attack on the ears which is abnormal nowadays. But the best is that I found your Channel someone who knows how to deliver the information correctly and in an enjoyable method. I feel so much better about getting started with mediums and oils now. Thank you again. Ps. I'm a musician and even the audio was done correctly. Great job. Now I'll be up all night watching the rest.
Love the video and the editing 👌
Thanks so much Luis!
Thank you. Perfectly explained
Yayyy thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video! 🥰
Hi, I bought a tube of gambling free gel, my question is: Can I start the first layer using pure oil paint out of the tube and after it dries I paint the next layer with gel added to my paint? And can add a layer of pure paint over the Layer that gel added to paint without breaking the fat over lean role? It is confusing that the gel is both fat and fast dry.
Thank you so much for this. Your smooth voice/personality was refreshing. I could really listen to your content. So many other videos that had great information but their “too peppy” voices were jarring and I just couldn’t listen to them for too long.
I have a much more clear understanding of mediums and solvents after your lesson. I will review this video multiple times to soak it all in. Thank you.
This means the world to me, thank you! I’m so glad this video was helpful to you! I appreciate the positive feedback and support. Happy you are here✨
Which would you say is the best alternative to liquin original?
Fantastic video!! Thanks!! Will would please send the name of the non toxic solvent?
Thank you so much for making this video. I learned so much about mediums by viewing it.
Quick question…
I noticed that you used an “Artisan” water soluble oil paint for part of your demonstration. Is this something you use often in your work and do you use water as a solvent when using it?
Thank you again for creating this video!
Heyy I appreciate it! So glad you were able to take something away from this video!! I don’t use water soluble oil paints often at all in my work, in fact I believe I only have a couple tubes of it in my arsenal lol however you can use it in conjunction with oil paints that are oil based, along with different mediums and solvents and it won’t mess up your painting. You can also use water to dilute it but for the sake of this demonstration I used a variety of mediums to show the difference effects you can still make with a water soluble oil paint. Hope this helps!
adding Galkd to the Cold Wax Medium to add some gloss and richness back to the paint.
I’m planning to switch brand and eyeing on Gamblin mediums. Glad I found this 👏👏👏
Yayy so glad! Gamblin is amazing.
Definitely one of the best TH-cam oil medium tutorials. Love the detailed analysis and time taken to create this video in an easy to understand and is artistically created which really created a mesmerizing affect. This video deserves way more views. Thank you! Also… just can’t get over your eyes! Water sign? Hope you’re doing well 😊
Annnnd I almost forgot that you’re the first person I’ve heard about lavender oil from! I have to get this cause…. Who doesn’t love lavender?? 😂
Aw thank you so much for the positive feedback and words of encouragement! I truly appreciate it and I’m grateful you found this video to be helpful!! Also thanks, I am a water sign lol Pisces 💦 yourself?! Yes the spike oil is my fav, little pricey but last me a looong time and totally worth it in my opinion.
@@sydneyreneeart I knew it!! water signs unite. I’m a crab:)
Hello Girl friend😊❤ how are you doing? It been like forever sinds we talked. Too bad i don,t have instagram or facebook. I tryed gamblin solvent free gel and i don,t like it. It smell weird and that smell gets me dizzy and light headed😭 I now use walnut oil alkyd medium to thin my oil paints. I don,t have it yet it comes 19 or 25 may. I ordered it from amazone. I use safflower oil to clean my oil brushes. It works like magic and no weird smells were i get dizzy from😊👍🏾👋🏾💋 love you girl friend and i love you,re paintings. I also got a mini refrigerator in my bedroom were i paint for my oil mediums, my oil paints and drinks. I can,t wait for you,re dragon mural💋❤️👋🏾👍🏾😁😊
Best video Ive seen on mediums.
So happy to hear that! 🙌🏻 thank you. ☺️
Fantastic overview! Your board with the different mediums as well as the solvent v medium discussion is perfect for someone starting out like me!!! PS, if you get an artsy chair and a faux fur blanket or a big tapestry, it will help with audio quality - the biggest enemies for sound are opposing walls and the ceiling :)
Thank you so much, I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I really appreciate the tip! I will certainly try that and Invest in a quality mic soon 🤭
@@sydneyreneeart Everybody has to start somewhere! Your set is super tasteful and looks carefully procured, and the music is absolutely next level! Softening the room without hideous black foam panels ... Seriously one of the primary reasons I haven't tried posting videos!
Gracias por tus videos 🌹
Gracias!🙏🏻☺️
Very nice presentation Sydney!
Thank you so much! And thank you for taking the time to watch :)
Please make another video with other painting mediums....if you own some....My favorite oil painting medium until now is Venetian Medium from french brand Lefranc-Bourgeois ....I see on videos that european art products are not that popular there in USA......
Also the american painters on You Tube they are not awere about TIXOTROPY...This medium from Lefranc Bourgeois is tixotropic = you can easely build 2 or even 3 layers of paint , fresh paint , one on top of another , in the same painting sesion....Fresh paint over fresh paint WITHOUT dessolving the undernith....
It may worth to give it a try....
I understand the popularity of Galkyd becouse it offers quick polimerization ( quick "drying")...but tixotropic gels offers quick setting.....It's better and I did not seen, by reading , that american brands ofers this tipe of product....
Maybe Maroge Medium from Old Masters might be.........
ALSO : The isues of thinner named terpentine....I understand it's so and so....BUT : IT OFFERS YOU THE MOST INTIMATE BLANDING, THINNING, SPREDING qualities from all the thinners I ever used.....I did not used Gamsol........
Hello Sydney Renee Arts. I have safflower oil, i don,t know witch brand it is. Its not from Gamsol. Also i have gamsol solvent free fluid and gamsol solvent free gel in my amazone shopping list. I added walnut oil to my list too. I think this everything I need for my oil painting journey. Please let me know if these mediums are all i need to start whit oil painting. I realy appriciate it😊Thank you so mutch for this video. It is and was very helpfull 😊👋🏾🖐🏾👍🏾
Hello Sydney Renee Arts. So i only need gamsol solvent free gel,gamsol solvent free fluid and linseed oil. I don,t know the brand name of the linseed oil😅. fast drying painting mediums for dirrent tecnics? 😅😊👍🏾🖐🏾👋🏾 i love this video. I can get Gamblin safflower oil
I’m so glad you like it! Yeah the different mediums just assist you with different painting capabilities. I use both fast and slow drying mediums depending on the project I’m working on and at what rate I want the paints to dry, along with how they will effect my painting texturally.
Have you tried Liquin Light Gel? Wanted to see comparison on this medium.
I have not sorry, this is my arsenal atm.
@@sydneyreneeart You have impressive art supplies already. Thanks for your response.
@@sydneyreneeart You have impressive art supplies already. Thanks for your response.
@@anonymousfellowindian of course, thank you for watching!✨
Did you end up trying the Zest It brand? :)
Thanks for all the info.
One question… I see you used water mixable oil paint, that’s what I use to. But not all the mediums you use in the video are solvent free..
What is your favorite between Gamblin solvent free mediums or the Chelsea classical solvent free mediums?
Hey Astrid, great question! I didn't even realize that's what I used in this example lol I just grabbed a paint bottle and got to it! However you can actually use water mixable oil paints with other paint mediums and solvents. It's certainly a nice option that allows you to use water instead of solvents, but it won't harm the painting if you do. Just make sure to stick with one or the other and don't mix solvents and water together. I really don't prefer one over the other, I use both of those products all the time in my paintings. :)
@@sydneyreneeart I seem to not get used to the water mixable oil paints.. so I also use it with regular oil paint.
And because I don’t want to use turps, gamsol or liquin original.
I’m looking for solvent free mediums.
That’s why I was curious which one you like best, Chelsea classical mediums or the Gamblin solvent free mediums ☺️
@@astridtermaat3854 I agree, regular oils are by far my favorite to use. It's nice to use solvent free mediums where you can, I really like using Chelsea's lavender spike oil for my solvent but Gamblin products are very safe and easy to use as well.
I love the solvent free line of Gamblin. But i need a quick drying medium and and slow drying medium and a oil brush cleaner(solvent free ofcours)too. I have the Gamblin solvence-free gel and the Gamblin solvence-free fluid in my amazone shopping list
Gamblin products are wonderful and very safe when used correctly! Just read the labels and you’ll be fine, I’m sure you will learn to love them as a tool to help along your painting journey!✨
Hello Sydney Renee Art. How are you doing? If you wanna paint solvence-free i have a new paint medium for you. Walnut gel or walnut oil. This stuff is asome. No smell,no toxic,s save for the planet and our health. Its from the brand Rublev. Hope you have a great day👋🏾🖐🏾👍🏾😁😊
@@lifeismusicparnadonkers thank you so much for the advise! I do love the walnut oil, I’ll have to try out the gel!!! I appreciate it, hope you’re doing good. 🥰
Hello Sydney Renee Art. Wow you read my massages. I am so happy. I am doing fine. How are you? And how nice of you to respond and that you wanna try Rublev walnut gel😁😊👍🏾🖐🏾👋🏾 thank you so mutch for this. I am glad my advice was helpfull👋🏾🖐🏾👍🏾😊😁 have a nice day or night🥰
@@lifeismusicparnadonkers of course!! That’s what we’re here for, I love building a small lil community of artist and likeminded individuals on this platform!✨ I am great, enjoy your day love!
Hello i want to know about oil paint and solvence-free oil painting mediums. I wanna start painting whit oil painting but solvence-free off course 😊 i also paint whit acrylic paint. Thank you for making and sharing this video 👍🏾🖐🏾👋🏾😁😊
How awesome!! I’m so glad to hear that and I hope this video helped in some capacity, good luck on your painting journey!! Thank you for being here :) 🙌🏻
Hello thank you Sydney Renee Arts😊 i wanna try the gamsol solvent free line. But i don,t know if there is a brush cleaner in that line or that i can use brush soap to clean my brushes 😊😊😁👋🏾🖐🏾👍🏾
@@lifeismusicparnadonkers hey! You don’t necessarily need solvent to clean your brushes, you can wipe off the majority of the paint from your brushes on a paper towel or rag.. and then use some sort of oil like linseed or walnut oil to remove more paint. Then you can take some soap (I like to use pink soap or dawn dish soap) and wash your brushes with lukewarm water. Use your fingers to gently work the soap into the brush, and then rinse thoroughly. It may take a couple washes to get all of the paint out. I then like condition & shape my brushes with more oil (Linseed or walnut) and hang them upside down for my next use. I also have a “how to clean your oil paint brushes” video on this channel if you want a visual example. I hope this helps! :)
O thank you Sydney Renee Arts👍🏽😊😁
I wanted to know more about many of these mediums. You appear to be using a high ratio of medium to paint. Is this how you use them or just for explanation purposes?
Great question, I should've mentioned this in the video but I am using more medium than usual for the sake of this tutorial. I really wanted to showcase the consistency and fluidity of these different mediums, and wasn't as focused on getting the medium to paint ratio correct. There's a lot of information out there surrounding mediums, It's easy to get overwhelmed but playing around with them is the best way to learn! I hope you enjoy using them along your artistic endeavors✨
Kind of aristocratic pretiosity 😊..... but VERY good + corect informations !!!!!
Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed the video! 🙌🏻😊
@@sydneyreneeart 😊😆😊
you have a beautiful face and sweet voice. you remind me of mary-kate abd ashley olsen when they were your age.
Thank you ☺️ it’s actually really funny you say that because I hear that alll.. the.. time!