Article · Night Studio (Substack)
Solvent-free oil painting
By Anne Ehrlich
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
A painter explains switching to a solvent-free oil setup for indoor air quality. Covers safflower oil, solvent-free fluid and gel mediums, their limits (such as the 25% mixing guideline and wrinkling risk) and brush-cleaning habits.
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