tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post2514958003203073148..comments2023-05-23T04:57:46.185-07:00Comments on LIFE FROM PAINT: Clove Oil, Keeping Oil Paint Fresh Since Sometime Three or Four Weeks AgoDaniel Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11608474052555501801noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-51459579897613545562013-11-05T10:39:35.868-08:002013-11-05T10:39:35.868-08:00My painting Instructor ants me to use this oil. Ne...My painting Instructor ants me to use this oil. Never heard if it but I'll give it a try. Love the idea of the sponge in the container. I don't understand why he has me using fast drying paint, just to send money on things to keep it from drying out.Cecelia Ivy (Artistic Chaos)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08711610613540193884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-28787339167970507212012-05-11T03:20:23.129-07:002012-05-11T03:20:23.129-07:00Hi Mea, yeah they get pricey for sure! You could a...Hi Mea, yeah they get pricey for sure! You could also whip a couple drops of poppy oil into colors like cobalt blue and they will stay wet on the palette quite a bit longer but dry just about normal in a mixed paint film with other colors. Happy painting!Daniel Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608474052555501801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-355895953021461782012-05-11T03:16:00.540-07:002012-05-11T03:16:00.540-07:00Hi Jim, great, good luck!Hi Jim, great, good luck!Daniel Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608474052555501801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-4966453578405190382012-05-11T03:15:27.413-07:002012-05-11T03:15:27.413-07:00Hey Greg, its great to hear from you here! I thin...Hey Greg, its great to hear from you here! I think some colors could have it mixed in and be fine for drying but others like Alizarin Crimson for example would never and really mean never dry with even one drop of clove oil. I hope this works well for you!Daniel Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608474052555501801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-9085923251739455442012-05-11T03:12:59.603-07:002012-05-11T03:12:59.603-07:00Hey Chris, yeah, make sure the wood is sealed up w...Hey Chris, yeah, make sure the wood is sealed up with some sort of polyurethane so the oil isn't absorbed out of your paints and I would recommend to anyone, place the sponge near the fastest drying paints. After few weeks burnt sienna was just starting to get a skin but that's probably because I didn't moisten the sponge more then once. Good luck.Daniel Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608474052555501801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-89174433112297831802012-05-09T16:24:31.904-07:002012-05-09T16:24:31.904-07:00I have never heard of using clove oil. What a usef...I have never heard of using clove oil. What a useful idea, especially since good paint isn't cheap. A 37ml of cobalt blue can go for 40 bucks, and that's just a little tube. Thanks for helping our paint last a little longer :)meanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-79030413413177003622012-05-09T06:06:20.652-07:002012-05-09T06:06:20.652-07:00Definitely have to try this out.Definitely have to try this out.jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-40246942982968713582012-05-08T18:39:05.759-07:002012-05-08T18:39:05.759-07:00Dan, I've been mixing clove oil into my plein ...Dan, I've been mixing clove oil into my plein aire palette paints for years, and you're right, for some of the colors they never seem to dry. I'll try the sponge idea - sounds promising!Greg Laderernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9113241696195759850.post-7549126086272253602012-05-08T11:43:30.338-07:002012-05-08T11:43:30.338-07:00Thanks for the tip Dan - I'm going to try this...Thanks for the tip Dan - I'm going to try this out on the new box I just built.Chris Gillishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432806815844136713noreply@blogger.com