Reconstructing Historical Methods of Making Oil Paint

[lois]

the initial message looks like we're about to watch a forbidden dark art method of ancient times.

[artemisiatenebrosa]

I had been wondering about this process for a long time. Very interesting! It makes me want to try it out someday.

[RoxanaFloresR]

Nice explanation conservation colleague! Greetings from México!

[yagirl]

Definitely going to do this! Thanks for the info!

[cameoshadowness]

This is awesome, I want to try it at home now.

[romulusbuta]

SUPERB . Truly to historical process ....

[thierrymoutard-martin]

Good video, and clear explanations! Thank you. You did a great job. One of the few differences I see when I mull my paints is that I took less paste at a time to avoid its accumulation on the edges around the muller... Did you paint samples with your reconstructed paints?

[AuntieHauntieGames]

This was very cool. I'm so curious though, are oil paints ever made from leaves or flowers that have been ground and added to the oil medium directly? Or must the pigments be extracted into a mineral first?

[carolineASMR]

Great information and very interesting! Thanks for sharing :D

[Samua]

This just brought something to mind ...I was told for a long time that Titanium White was only used after 1916. Yet I recently found out that it was found in earlier works e.g. a Pissarro from, I believe, 1903. And others. Also that it was being used in Birmingham, UK, from around 1860. So how do we know for sure when it was being used in France? If it was in the UK in 1860 it is likely, surely, to have hit France in a very short period of time after that? I would be very interested to know what is the latest on this subject please?

[gracepenton]

Hi I was just wondering when glass mullers came into fashion? As I am interested in reenactment but can't find much information about granite mullers so far.

[zainabtello]

Thanks this really helped me with my school project

[ArtAnswer]

If you're making it to store in tubes do you recommend any other binder like beeswax? I was thinking maybe just a touch of cold wax medium since it is processed beeswax wax...

[binodkumar-ycxr]

Hiiii, I want making some pigment like Blue, how can make can you suggest me,

[kuzadupa]

How much is wasted to the granite? Whats the best process to reclaim the made oil paint from the granite surface?

[CarlosDiaz-ptnr]

where they sell the hard black granite mallet

[romakolobkova]

What can we add into oil paint to avoid the fungus in the areas which have high moisture and rains

[tosgrob]

Would you recommend using a stone mortar and pestle for the mulling process?

[faramund]

Hey, how long does paint like this last on the outside of buildings on wood?

[wolfsonn]

The process of making oil paint the way the old masters did needs to be more specified - just because it looks like it may be right does not actually make it right - putting some pigment and oil on a slab and using a Muller is the basic idea but the actual art of making the paint like the old masters does involve quite some more knowledge than shown here.