Water Mixable Oils? What is this magic?
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2022
- Just my take on water mixable oil paints and mediums. We’ll go from start to finish including clean up in this video.
Please note the odd sounds are my chair and not me passing gas! 🤣🤣🤣
Brushes:
1” Wooster Yachtsman
1” Wooster Amber Fong
6 Simply Simmons Fan
Paints:
Winsor Newton Artisan
Soap:
Chelsea Studios lavender and olive oil - Jak na to + styl
you say happy as much as you want, its your Chanel and no one owns the word happy, cheers
Thank you!
Nobody does have it trademarked, but some want to and have been known to cause trouble. Watch the Bob Ross documentary on Netflix. It was said more tongue in cheek 😁
Brilliant. Good clear demo. Thank you.
I have painted watercolors for years. Tried reg. Oils, couldn't stand using the solvents , spirits so got a set of these wm oils to give them a try. Thanks for sharing the tips. 😀
Love your down to earth and very informative video! Thank you!
Thanks so much! Hope you found the video helpful. 😁
Looks pretty interesting. I use soap on my oil paint brushes too. I clean them with Dawn which breaks down the oil very quickly. If I need to use that same brush right away, I will work a little solvent into it and dry it with a paper towel. Solvent displaces water like Dawn displaces the oil. Cuts down on a lot of vapor.
For those that don't know, there is a soap designed for conditioning paint brushes named "pink soap", just apply it to a brush and rub it in , you will find the trapped paint begins to melt, clean and condition your brush,,, it will bring it back to life, no matter what kind of paint it is,, any hobby store will have.
I need to buy some new brush soap. I’ll give the pink soap a try. Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching!
thanks! I use dishwashing liquid, Joy, the clear seems to work well!
@@shirleyharris1335 I sometimes use Dawn if my brushes are really dirty or haven’t been cleaned thoroughly in awhile. I’ve saved a few from the garbage can 😂
I really like you jabbering better than timed lapse, I’m learning so slow and easy
I've used Bob Ross brushes on water mixable oils, washed them in soap and water, wrap them in paper towels until they are dry, they retain their shapes
I won’t recommend it, but I do the same thing. 😎
I just discovered water soluble oil paint!!! I love them!!!
They’ve definitely been a game changer for me! I’ve been using them exclusively. My traditional oils just sit in a drawer now 😂
This is great. Thanks for showing us
Great review! I think you covered the full spectrum of questions :D
Thank you! I tried to cover all the questions I’ve been asked about these paints. I’m sure I left something out. Hopefully, folks will feel free to ask here in the comments if they have a question I didn’t cover 😁
I have used them and they are good. I am inspired to go get some and do a painting again. I did portraits with them before. I found they lift a little when I didn't want it to.
I’m no portrait artist, but love trying😎. I did find there was a bit of a learning curve for me with the water mixables. Not too tough, but there definitely are a few differences. I’m to the point now, however, that the thought of getting thinners and so forth out isn’t a pleasant thought. Lol I’m so used to using water now.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! It is so appreciated. Happy painting!
I've been using Winsor & Newton water mixable oils for all most year now, I love them. I highly recommend them.
A definite game changer for me! 😁
Very cool..great video
Thank you so much! Much appreciated!
Thank you for all the info! Love your work!
You can yabber all you like , love your accent and the Info session about the ws paints. I'm in Perth Australia
Thank you so much! I hope you found a few useful nuggets in all my yabbering. 😁.
Visiting Australia is one of the top items on my bucket list. You live in such a beautiful country and I really hope to see it up close and personal one day!
Happy painting and never stop creating. 😎 Thanks so much for watching and for you very kind words!
I don’t think he has an accent since I live in Texas😆
Great work! Just 2 questions:
1. Where do you throw away the dirty water when youre done?
2. In what substance do you clean your brush after using linseed oil?
Thanks Dominic
Thanks so much for this video...I'm testing out the WMOs after acrylics and just getting started. Very different! How do you safely store or dispose of the paper towels or rags, and the water after contact with the WMO paints or linseed oil? Also, do the paintings have to dry in a place where you're not breathing the air during the oxidation period?
Hi Dina! Thanks for watching!!!
Refined linseed oil doesn’t spontaneously combust like boiled linseed oil will. Rags, paper towels, etc are safe to throw in the garbage, although I wash my rags out in the washing machine. The water I just pour down the drain while diluting it further with more water.
I always just let mine dry on the wall in my studio (I do this when painting with traditional oils too). Both do dry by oxidation, but I’ve never had an issue either way.
Hope this helps a bit and welcome to the world of water mixable oils!
I'm just about to start my Fall / Winter sessions ( now that the golf season is coming to an end ). I only do oil painting and I do need to replenish my supplies. I'm extremely wary regarding water mixable oil paints as I have certainly read numerous negative reviews.
No negative reviews here. I use water mixables for about 90-95% of my art now.
nice work i use them with acrylics already mixed
I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday, and Artisan oils were in the clearance. I got 17 tubes for $40.
I got in on that sale too! I’m not sure and the folks at HL didn’t know, but I suspect that HL is discontinuing the Winsor and Newton brand. If true it’s unfortunate, but hey….I love a good clearance sale! 😂
Very nice work! I read that Windsor Newton Artisan was considered student grade. Have you tried any of the other brands, such as, Venom or Holbein. I'm wondering if other brands are any closer to professional grade.
The only other brand I’ve tried this far is Cobra. They were pretty good paints. The Artisan line is student grade much as the Winton line is for their traditional oils.
@@dalecullenart Thanks for the info!
I've be using the Winsor & Newton Artisan paints for a while and I find the quality to be very good for a student grade.
LOL Bob Ross is alive and well 🤣😂😅
Which is better canvass or canvas boards?
Thank you so much for this video, I am an abstract acrylic painter switching to oils and got a beginner’s set from Windsor and Newton, but I am still concerned with the mediums and there toxicity therefore I’ve using only walnut oil. I not sure how this is going to go but I will give it a try. My other MAJOR concern is spontaneous combustion on the oils and e rags. I read a lot of mix opinions but most of them address the fire hazard that the oil on rags can create. After this video I will definitely try water miscible oils although I’m not sure this would eliminate the fire harzadous since there will still be oils on the rags …Any thought ? Thanks
From everything I’ve read, including the MSDS for Winsor and Newton refined linseed oil, spontaneous combustion isn’t a concern. Boiled linseed oil, such as what you buy at the hardware store, most definitely is a concern. When I do use boiled linseed oil for my woodworking projects, I soak the rags in water then hang them one by one to dry being sure they are not wadded up to trap heat. Once dry, I throw them away. I’ve never had any issue at all with REFINED linseed oil nor have I heard any stories of disaster from any of my artist friends.
I should have said “soap and water”.
Thank you for clarifying that. I will give it a try .
How do you frame your paintings
I use walnut oil to clean my brushes. Water mixable cleanup.
I’ve also used walnut oil for cleanup. It works great!
one i use a 50% white and 50% linseed oil two i wash my brush's with washing up liquid
VERY INTERESTING BUT WHICH MATERIALS FOR WHITE MEDIUM YOU DOING
I’m using a 50/50 mix of titanium white and refined linseed oil, both water mixable.
I rarely use a white medium except for tutorials and classes. The mix I have I made with 37ml of each ingredient. I’ve had it for a bit over a year now and there’s still plenty left.
Absolutely beautiful!👍👍👌👌 It looks so easy when u do it, but i bet there's gonna be a lot of swearing when i give it a go. 😒😒
You’ll do great! So fun and so relaxing 😎
👍👍👍💖
Thank you so much. One question. You said you mix a 12 ml tube with linseed oil. So, a 12 ml tube of what?? I’m a total beginner
I mixed a 12ml tube of titanium white paint with an equal amount of the linseed oil (both water mixable). It makes a thin white and can be used just as you would “liquid white” or “magic white”.
@@dalecullenart why would you want liquid white just wondering? Thanks
@@lovingbritt I don’t normally use a white medium, but wanted to include it for my artist friends who do. I prefer either refined linseed oil or a dry canvas, but when I first started painting, I used a white medium quite a lot. I do still use it for some of my classes as I find it easier for folks who are new to the painting game.
@@dalecullenart thanks 😊
I’m confused, just bought water mixable oils, can I use liquid white, with the water mixable oils? If not what can I use?
Hi Deanie! What I do is mix my water mixable titanium white paint with water mixable linseed oil in a 1:1 ratio then add more oil or paint to get the consistency I want.
The regular white mediums (liquid white, Magic white, amazing white, liquid first coat white, etc) aren’t water mixable and I’ve yet to find a water mixable white medium. Making your own is pretty simple and works quite well.
Let me know if I can help further. 😁
I don't understand liquid white. Do I have to use it if I buy "ready to use" canvases?
Hi there and thank you for watching! I hope I can “clear the air” so to speak about “liquid white” aka “white medium” for you.
When you buy a ready to use canvas it has been coated with a white (or sometimes black) acrylic gesso. This is allowed to dry then packaged. The gesso is an acrylic primer for the canvas. You can buy the canvases double or even triple primed with gesso. Again, this is an acrylic primer.
A white medium (for example Liquid White, Magic White, Amazing White, Liquid First Coat White …. all brand names) is an oil paint. It is thin, unlike what you might squeeze from a tube of titanium white. This is accomplished by a higher percentage of linseed oil in the paint (think house paint consistency). This white medium is applied to the canvas to make it wet and slick for the wet on wet painting method folks like Bob Ross and Bill Alexander used. One of the effects of using a white medium is that the white mixes with whatever color paint you use changing the tone of the color as well as helping your paints to “move” on the canvas.
I personally prefer a clear medium such as linseed oil. However, I must then mix my paints on my palette to change tonal values. It’s what I prefer, but have many artist friends who prefer the white medium.
In the end, no you don’t have to use a white medium, but you will want some kind of medium on the canvas to move your paints. Without the medium, oil paints typically “drag” on the canvas. There are paintings in which I’ll use a dry canvas, but that is rare. Like I mentioned, I prefer a clear medium and mixing my paints on the palette.
So,
Gesso and White Medium are two different things and cannot be substituted for each other. However, a white medium isn’t required to paint in oils.
I hope this helps! Feel free to dm me on FB messenger or on Instagram if you have more questions. And again, thanks so much for watching!
Dale
@@dalecullenart Thank you so much for a wonderful explanation!! I have made a couple of paintings with WSO years ago, and I thought "dragging" is normal, before I get some paint layers on the canvas. I knew nothing, just painted. This helped a lot! Only, I have just copied a Venice canal view from my own photo on my canvas - there are maybe 60 windows. I will not cover them with white and sketch again. I take this as a learning practice for the second time - ask first, act later, when you know what you are doing. 😅
Greetings from Finland!
@@atalantamountain I would spray your drawing with a couple of coats of hair spray (cheaper than a “fixative”). Before painting, I’d then apply a very thin coat (VERY thin) of linseed oil to the canvas. This way your paints will glide on the canvas instead of drag.
When I apply my refined linseed oil, whether water mixable or not, I will always lightly wipe away any excess oil. What you’re left with is exactly the amount you need. The canvas will feel dry, but you’ll notice a light sheen on your fingertips. Be careful to remember the wipe step though. Too much oil on the canvas will make your painting slide right off. (Don’t ask me how I know this! 🤣🤣🤣)
Waving back to you from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 👋
@@dalecullenart Thank you for advice! I think I'll try it! I might have chosen something a little more simple for my practice painting but well, this is no time to be faint-hearted! 🙂
Where did you get your brush water container?
I use 2 different containers to wash my brushes in this video. Both of them came from Michael’s. The larger white plastic bucket is an empty gesso bucket. I’m using a pen holder from an old desk set as my screen to scrub the brushes. The other is a glass container with a screen you can get at Michaels also. I can’t remember what I paid, but 8 or 12 dollars seems to be sticking in my head.
Thank you
Is your palette plexiglass?
It’s foam board with a plastic sheet cover that I made. Inexpensive and it works pretty well 😁
i mx water mix acrylics with water mixed oil
i can only use water mixable oils
I’m doing a commission piece right now with traditional oils. I can’t tell you how much I miss my water mixables!