Painting Best Practices | James | Activity https://paintingbestpractices.com/members/jab/activity/ Activity feed for James. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:49:17 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 91e024ef5396450af2e0d1e68f978135 James replied to the discussion ArtFix Reply in the forum Cohorts https://paintingbestpractices.com/groups/chohorts/forum/topic/artfix-reply/#post-24102 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 01:07:33 -0700 Reply to ArtFix Reply

Thank you for confirming this suspicion!

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I specifically asked George and Tatiana about the popular oil-primed linen made by ArtFix in France. Anton’s company, Artefex, uses zinc-free oil priming, but I had (and still have) questions about this other product.

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Referencing the question I asked in August’s Cohorts meeting about pre-primed linen by ArtFix, I attached the response I got from its manufacturer. However, I don’t really understand what it means. I certainly don’t like seeing the word “zinc” in the reply.

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I was painting a copy years ago at the Art Institute of Chicago of the Holy Family. I used the vermilion(s) mainly for the red skirt in the center of the painting. It has that distinctive slight “orange” cast, which is particularly nice when glazing over with a darker, cooler madder for modeling, as Rubens did. I may have used vermilion in…

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Thanks, Jan! I bought these a while ago when I got a good deal on a sale. Yes, I also have your pigments and appreciate knowing your mixes. Unfortunately, my photo doesn’t really capture the true color of the Vermilion, which has a hint of yellow in it. I bought these when I was doing a Rubens copy and found them the best way to get to the…

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]]> dee3df145a9b0b73d9be6b6d8ed270c0 James started the discussion Vermilion and Chinese Vermilion in the forum Cohorts https://paintingbestpractices.com/groups/chohorts/forum/topic/vermilion-and-chinese-vermilion/ Sat, 26 Oct 2024 22:23:22 -0700 Vermilion and Chinese Vermilion

I asked a question about the difference between the paints “Vermilion” and “Chinese Vermilion” in today’s Cohorts Zoom meeting. I attached a photo of both of these paints, which are labeled PR 106. The “Chinese Vermilion” by both Holbein and Michael Harding is a darker hue and tints a bit grayer than the Holbein “Vermilion.” Above is a…

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I recently asked a friend who has a side-job making his own canvas panels what adhesive he uses. He surprised me by saying none — he merely stretches the primed linen around his handmade, cradled plywood panels and staples on the back. I believe that either he or his clients think that gluing would be destructive…

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