Painting oil

Oil used to make oil paints comes from several sources; the most common used is linseed oil, made by boiling the seed of the flax plant. The oil is then mixed with pigments to attain color. Art paints use a slightly different form of linseed oil than a basic house-paint or general-use paint. General-use oil paints are made to dry very quickly, and with varying gloss.

Related Topics:
Paint - Linseed - Seed - Flax - Plant - Pigment - Color - Gloss

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Common pigment bases include lead bases, cadmium bases, and earth bases. In recent times, synthetic pigments have become popular; however many are not tested well for their lightfastness.

Related Topics:
Lead - Cadmium - Earth bases - Synthetic

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Many older paints are now being less used in favor of these newer pigments. It is now much less possible to buy true lead white oil paint, which used to be the main choice for white. Flake White is made from white lead. Zinc white and titanium white are now much more popular, however both are slightly more brittle than flake white. All white pigments and many of the lighter yellows are mixed with safflower oil or poppy oil which are slower drying than linseed oil, and do not yellow when dry.

Related Topics:
Safflower - Poppy

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