Hello… I just watched the “Making Waterborne Paint” course. With some pigments, you used exclusively the Watercolor Medium and then with others, you used water first and then said to add the watercolor medium. How do you know which pigments need the water first? Or can you just use the watercolor medium in all pigments if waste isn’t a concern? Thanks

Got it! …thanks so much!

Thanks, George! Can you paint straight on to this baked enamel surface if you like it that smooth? …maybe lightly sanded to give tooth?? I would assume that the adhesion would be similar to painting on glass.

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I have since watched the course ‘Primer on Grounds’ and it answered my question about the process and whether I needed a primer in-between the ACM panel and the Lead Oil Ground to be to no extra primer needed.

If there is a reason that I shouldn’t use this, please let me know.

Hello all… I am wanting to move on to using ACM panels as a substrate. I have found a local place to buy large panels of MAXMETAL, which I understand to be similar to Dibond.

There is a white coating on both sides of the aluminum. The specs say that it is baked enamel and it is smooth.

Can I lightly sand, wipe with alcohol to clean and…

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Hello… I found some panels that I covered in Rublev Lead Oil Ground in a box from our move that have yellowed due to no light. I know that it will return to its normal color once back out in the light. My question is: Do I need to wait until it returns to its whiter color before I use them to start my new painting?