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    Cleaning oil paintings
    4 Lessons

    Cleaning Paintings

    This course provides artists with practical and safer methods to clean their own paintings than what is currently practiced by artists. The cleaning methods demonstrated in this course apply specifically to oil paintings, but the techniques and materials can also be used with additional precautions on gouache and tempera paintings.

    $ 10.00
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    Making Your Own Oil Paint
    1 Lesson

    Making Oil Paint

    In this Studio Tips course, George O’Hanlon, Technical Director of Natural Pigments, discusses making your own oil paint. He demonstrates the process of oil paint…
    $ 35.00
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    1 Lesson

    Making Waterborne Paint

    In this Studio Tips, George O’Hanlon, Technical Director of Natural Pigments, shows how to make your own waterborne paint. You will learn the basics of…
    $ 35.00
  • Free
    2 Lessons

    Painting Failures

    For over a hundred years, most causes of paint failures have been studied: humidity, temperature and paint embrittlement. The symptoms were obvious—cracking, delaminating and paint loss—but the causes were not. This course explores the primary causes of failures in paintings.

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    Supports: Canvas, Stretcher and Pliers
    1 Lesson

    Protective Backings for Canvas Paintings

    All paintings on canvas should have backing boards as a preventive conservation measure. Backing boards protect the painting from damage from behind, prevent dirt from…
    $ 35.00
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    Supports: Canvas, Stretcher and Pliers
    1 Lesson

    Stretching Canvas—The Right Way

    There are many ways to stretch canvas, but the choice of materials is most important for a successful painting. In this Studio Tips, we identify…
    $ 35.00

Our Mission

The choices that artists make of painting materials and techniques have consequences on the longevity of their work. This website is about those choices and how our present understanding of these materials and techniques from conservation research and practice can help artists make better choices.

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