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First DMP painting
Well, I've set aside the bigger painting for awhile (pitcher with eggs) and am doing some daily paintings, i.e., studies that are started and completed in a day. This is my first - actually its my first painting ever except for a couple of watercolor assignments I did for a class awhile back. I followed Mark's method for setup, drawing, and use of the color checker. I did not use the slow drying medium since I wanted to do it in one day - I ended up using artisan water soluble oils and medium on a panel. 8"x10". Thanks for looking!
Martin
Martin
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This painting is Great for your first =D>. It seem as if you're really relaxed, and just went with the flow of doing DMP method. I was reading how the other one was giving you trouble (a bit).
Ronna is very right. Mark's method is something, and its best to go simple in subjects, and do 8 x 10's for now.
As you're doing Daily Paintings, keep playing the videos as you paint. It's like having Mark right there telling you what not to do or do.
Congratulations on your first wonderful piece!! =D>
Martin
it will give your paints a wonderful fluidity... once you use it you will be hooked! Again great job!! =D>
I really like how those lemons, one in the shade and one in the light are in contrast with the rest of the painting.
Well done!
=D>
Any observations on the water soluble oils you care to share?
Denis
I like the water solubles and will continue to use them for quick one-day paintings or while I am traveling and using a pochade box, but not for more detailed ones in the studio where I really want to take my time and use SDM. One issue I have with them is that there is a temporary color shift when you thin the paints with water, so I pretty much avoid doing that. There is not a color shift when you use the water soluble medium though. Advantages are cleanup, of course, and no OMS. The texture of the paints (I use W&N Artisan and Holbein) are indistinguishable from their non-water-soluble counterparts as far as I can tell. Holbeins are more buttery than Artisan. The finished product is exactly the same as if you used standard oils.
Martin
Are you able to use SDM with the water solubles at a pinch?
Denis
I would think so but I have only used the water-soluble medium. They also make water soluble linseed oil and stand oil. I think that you can use any medium with water solubles that you could with standard oils, but if you use a non-water soluble medium, the resulting paints are no longer water soluble.
Martin
Yep. But I'm wondering if we could use the Carder essential ingredients, namely VT and clove oil along with the artisan mediums to avoid solvents all together?
Denis
Sounds like an experiment that I can do over the next day or two and report back with the results. Since SMD includes OMS (I think - need to check), do you think that I should try to substitute water for OMS or just go with the Artisan water soluble + clove + VT?
Martin
Artisan water soluble paint+ the Artisan Artists Medium (leveler and slow dryer) to break the stiffness of the tube paint to ketchup + clove + VT.
It may be that the medium will do much of what we expect of VT and CO but I doubt it.
I would oil rinse my brushes anyway so the water cleanup is not the property I'm chasing. Its the elimination of any OMS.
May take some experiments with small batches to get a handle on this.
Denis
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Denis
February 2013
I'm on it - I may be out of VT but I need to pick some up. I'll also do a test re how long the paints remain workable and drying times
Did you ever come to any results on WMO and Carder ingredients with Water Mixable Medium?
When you just mix in Dmp in paint about how much do you use?
Thanks!
The syringe is a good idea to know exactly how much you're putting in.