Forum: Binders

I use onion prior to each new layer. It involves a lot of onion throwing away because they became dry. I want to make juice from onion (with Brown's...

Hello, Can shellac (waxed or dewaxed?) be used as a paint binder for a permanent painting: mixed with dry pigments, and applied on a gessoed panel?...

I am looking for a economical/fast way glue a large amount of inkjet printed paper onto chipboard (paperboard) and then seal it. I am wondering if...

I would like to make a large tile and glass mosaic for an outdoor patio, south facing wall in Tucson AZ. I plan to mount the tiles on reinforced...

Hi Q: What are the properties of soy bean oil and Castor oil films? These are often used in Alkyd mediums, but never alone, it seems. Why is...

I tried to edit this into another question I asked yesterday, but your response was too fast! Is there an ink which is suitable for working on a...

Hi there, the day is amazing today in New York and I'm happy that I found this webpage www.amien.org. I'm quite sure that my posting in this...

I want to customize a bicycle frame. I thought this would be an easy project, a trip or two to my local auto parts store, and it would be done. Of...

I recently made a mistake using a "lime paint" product which was supposed to be rather easily reversible. It does not actually seem to be. It is...

Hi peter here this is my first post here I like the open source knowledge base you have going on . I do have a question ,I am looking...

Just curious ... While hemp oil is one of the known drying oils, I don't see much information/discussion about it. One source online claims that...

I am making my own paints and for yellows and other lighter colors where yellowing of linseed oil would affect the hues I am using poppy oil. I have...

Mark, this topic is difficult to find specific information on. In the most general sense of pigment dispersed in something that displays adhesion...

Does portion of oil already dry, before I start a new layer, contribute to fat over lean? It is said somewhere in this forum YES, and I would...

As I'm sure you know, dry casein must be treated with an alkali to dissolve. Mayer calls for the use of ammonia, which I use, or ammonium carbonate....

While researching some personal experiments with linseed oils, I have come across various terms which are apparently "traditional" and seem not to be...

Hi Everyone, I've been experimenting with paint making and I noticed that hemp oil brushes out very well, even without the addition of beeswax. ...

Can anyone post the refractive index of dried casein? Thanks in advance.

I want to paint pictures which will last as long as is possible but I also want to have the option of making the paints in my studio. What are the...

I have some paint from a small supplier which came in the tube with too much wax for what I need it for. Is there any way to remove it? ...