Varnishing: Best Practices
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Learn the best practices for applying varnishes on your traditional oil paintings
Miscellaneous
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Topics including glossary, health and safety, troubleshooting
Techniques
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Preparations, Direct and Indirect Painting, Masters of Technique, Varnishing
Materials
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Brushes, Grounds, Mediums, Paints, Pigments, Sizes, Solvent, and Varnishes
Glossary
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A glossary of common terms used in describing the materials and techniques of traditional oil painting
Masters of Technique
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Including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Bouguereau, and Sargent
Direct Painting
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Including Alla Prima or Premier Coup
Indirect Painting
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Including Flemish and Venetian techniques, and French Academic painting
Preparations
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Includes stretching, sizing, priming, toning
Troubleshooting
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Including the yellowing of oil paints, loose canvas, white spots, creases, bloom