All right then, there they go into the trash…. Thanks!

Ann

Ugh. I have so many tubes of Mussini that have the Damar in them – is there something I can add to it when I use them that will counteract the risk of cracking. Right now I am planning to toss them, even the cobol blue, etc.

Thanks,

Ann

Thanks, I like the background, but the face is so ….. emotionless so that part I am not fond of. Maybe technically ok, but I think more emotion is needed. Just a little.

Ann

Thanks so much! No more wine, vinegar, or vodka in the egg yolk then. I have never paid attention to the amount of water to add to the egg, but now I’ll go read that article that was just published on that. Thanks for your input, and your irises are lovely!

Ann

Thanks for the tip!

I am going through all my oil paints, and I am wondering if you have list of brands that you have found issues with and I should therefore consider tossing. For example I have a lot of Mussini like the one in the picture. Do those have additives I don’t want in my paintings?

Thanks,

Ann

Hi Koo,

I didn’t have time earlier to give a full response. First of all, thank you so much for all the detail you shared about how you make an egg emulsion, as well as all the historical context—which I didn’t know anything about.

I’d also like to ask how long you keep the egg emulsion after you’ve made it. I used to keep mine for months: I’d mix…

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I am working on these large panels of icons of various saints (attached below). I need to put a red line around all the halos, and it has to be exact and the same width. Is it safe to use those Krylon Oil based markers, or can I get an empty one (they abound) and make a mixture of linseed oil, paint, and some mineral spirits to make my own. …

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Thanks so much for your notes. I originally studied at the Prosopon school, where the recipe was to add a little wine or vinegar to the mix. Since I like to create a first chaos layer (Roskrysh) I’m going to stick to just water, as it requires a rather thin mixture of egg and water…. This one is from about 10 years ago, but the background…

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Thank you! Just egg yolk and distilled water it is. I was watching this video on how those spanish statues were made with the sgraffito all over the cloth, and it looked like all they used was egg yolk.

I was looking at Fr. Gunin’s icons, and I saw he uses this recipe for Egg Emulsion… good idea? bad idea?

Thanks, Ann

• Egg emulsion medium: egg yolk (1 part), water (2 parts), white vinegar (1.5 parts), several drops of gallipot mastic. I use Mastixfirnis by “Schmincke”. But it is not necessary, you can easily replace it with dammar varnish,…

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Thanks so much, George!. Being a member of the this group is the best thing I ever did.

-Ann

Thanks, I know I have to use the Schminke medium instead of linseed, but I’m assuming also that it’s OK to use the linseed in the underpainting if I leave it to dry first.

I know that I should use the Schminke Bronze Medium with their Bronze powders – but I need to paint an undercoat of something like a transparent yellow iron oxide or a raw sienna…. should I use the linseed oil medium under the Schminke Medium, or something like Liquin or ? I have done some reading and found that it is critical to let…

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