Gamblin Oil Painting Mediums
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Gamblin Galkyd Painting Mediums thin oil colors for painting and glazing and speed drying time of oil colors. Galkyds are made with alkyd resins. First manufactured in the early 1930's, alkyd resins are the polymerized oil of the 20th century. (Stand Oil was the polymerized oil of the 19th century). Alkyds have been formulated for use in artists' materials, most successfully as an oil painting medium. Alkyd resin used as a binder cannot hold the high pigment load of linseed oil.
Galkyd painting mediums are made with odorless mineral spirits, which can also be used to thin Galkyds and for brush and studio clean up. By using Galkyd, painters can remove turpentine from their painting process. Turpentine is the only solvent commonly available to painters that can be absorbed through healthy, unbroken skin.
