The Science of Art | Demystifying Water-Soluble Oil Paints

How are they different from traditional oil paints and how do they work? Join Mot as they explain the secrets behind water soluble oil paints!

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[kathleenwildey]

Wow this really covered all of the questions I had about the water soluable paints. Thanks so much!

[pmnirmal]

Thanks ! You cleared a lot of questions I had in my mind!

[kimthomas]

Great vid!
Holbein sez their Duo line can be combined w acrylic to form a stable emulsion. Open mediums work great (but you do lose a bit of pigment load).
Do the different manufacturers use different surfactants or mix them in differently?
Have also found that one companies mediums may not work w another companies paints (looking at you, Artisan Thinner!)

[BradClement-wbud]

Can you address whether water soluble oils are archival? What is the chemical rationale/basis for believing that water soluble oil painting will not break down over time.

[ronweed]

Once again, nice technical video👍👍.
I just bought an inexpensive set of Mont Marte water mixable oils - just a small starter set, to test this medium.
They say with their brand (Mont Marte) you can mix small percentages of acrylics, or gouache.
So I tested this. With the acrylics, I also have Mont Marte signature acrylics - I use for blocking in lower levels of paintings. I mixed various percentages of the water mixable oils and acrylics - all the way up to about 80% acrylic. I was shocked how seemlessly the paints mixed - and spread on a test surface. It shows no cracking, at this time - about 10 days later. But ...the application was thin, not thick. The potential archiveability issue - that I haven't looked into. Completely surprised how easily they mixed though!

Anyway, nice episode. If things go my way, I will be looking to use oil over acrylic (block in, or underpainting) more, and having tested these budget Mont Marte water mixable oils, I'm curious as to the Grumbacher Max. I admit to being partial to Grumbacher. I used there Pre test in my youth - my preferred choice, though used some Winsor Newton (they only had pro paints back then). I've also become a huge fan of the Grumbacher Academy acrylic line - due to the fine dispersion of the pigments in an acrylic formula that, for me, blends better, and more predictably than any acrylic paint I've used - that includes Golden Open (a close second when I add a little propylene glycol to the Grumbacher), and Winsor Newton professional (older - pre the new longer open time formula).

Keep up the good videos!

[lisameyers]

Thanks for the great information. Is there differences in dying times between the brands of water soluble oils? (Regular thickness)

[kathleenwildey]

I do have a question about traditional oil much linseed oil is too much? How does that affect archivability?

[d_dog]

thanks, i do know more from the video

[slap]

Could you explane Restauro Maimeri or Gamblin restauration paints made with resin