tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862143202429811042.post7747379776398489100..comments2023-04-13T02:57:34.350-05:00Comments on Always Swimming Upstream: Making PaintAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881250248739539363noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1862143202429811042.post-52432704139143199762007-10-03T09:31:00.000-05:002007-10-03T09:31:00.000-05:00There are more natural binding agents. Linseed oi...There are more natural binding agents. Linseed oil can be used in beeswax. I'm not sure if you have a copy but one of the best books I own is "Formulas for Painters" by Robert Massey. It contains over 200 formulas for making paints, glazes, mediums,sizes and the recipes are all given with measurement, melting points, flash points, and ratios of dry pigs to oil, for all techniques in painting, including encaustic and egg tempera. Can you tell I love this book? ;) <BR/><BR/>Also you can look into "pigments from the earth" --- clay based although the color range is a more muted and natural palette. I wish I had to area to play with encaustic but for now---I can only work with it outside due to the vents needed.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are well,<BR/>MaddyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com