Grinding pigments and oil separation

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Originally Posted by Richard Bingham

You're on solid ground, Ramesh. Any road, no one ever got rich by saving on paint. Having an abundance of materials at hand so that you can concentrate freely on your painting without scrimping, is definitely the right thing to do.

Hand-mulling paint is not exactly rocket-science. What you have just learned is that "real" paint, (i.e., all pigment, quality vehicle, no inert fillers) bears little resemblance to "student grade" colors, which would drive a master into frustration. Invariably, they entail questionable vehicles (safflower oil) and are largely inert fillers (clay, chalk and stearates) which are much, much cheaper than pigments.

Time is luxury, and using it to learn in depth about your materials will repay you very well in the long run. Good on ya !

I second Richard's words. Avoid low quality materials.