Technical Questions

Do you ever use Citrasolv?
The only time I use Citrasolv is when cleaning out a tin with dried paint in it! I spray the inside of the tin and the lid, cap it, shake it, and let it sit...
Wed, 5 Dec, 2018 at 4:38 PM
Working back into a dry cold wax painting, how do I reactivate the surface?
After speaking with the experts at Gamblin Colors, they recommend the thin layer of CWM over the top of a dry painting as there is a very small amount of sol...
Sun, 17 Mar, 2019 at 8:54 PM
How do I keep my paints (acrylic or cwm/oil) wet between painting sessions?
I realize every artist has a different working process, but if you're anything like me you sometimes will have leftover paint - acrylic or oil/cwm! So, ...
Mon, 20 May, 2019 at 8:08 PM
How do you make a glaze when working with cwm/oil?
There is not really a formula per se; however, what I do is just add more of the 1:3 Galkyd Gel:cwm mixture to my paint, which dilutes the paint - even the ...
Tue, 21 May, 2019 at 4:01 PM
Can I use cold wax over an encaustic painting? How about acrylics?
Question: "Can I put cold wax medium over a hot wax piece. I have one or two pieces that I would love to cover but if I could leave the existing wax on...
Mon, 15 Jul, 2019 at 1:21 PM
How do you store leftover cwm/oils and/or cwm/ggel?
 I do have a great way to store paint and had to figure out something since I can't always get back to a large painting and sometimes I"ve mixed lo...
Mon, 19 Aug, 2019 at 1:23 AM
Can I use hairspray to "fix" dry marks before painting with cold wax and oils?
Question: Can I use hairspray to fix dry mark making before proceeding to paint with cold wax and oils? So if you are working over the marks with cwm/oi...
Thu, 31 Oct, 2019 at 1:18 PM
What is Gamblin's Torrit Gray Oil Paint?
Torrit Grey Recycling oil colors and pigment into paint If you took all the pigments in the color spectrum and mixed them together, what color would y...
Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 at 12:32 PM
Traditional Oil Painting - What About Fat over Lean?
As much fun s it is to work with cold wax and oils, perhaps you wish to work with traditional oil paints while keeping the "fat over lean" require...
Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 at 2:54 PM
Can I substitute Gamblin's Solvent-free Gel Medium for the Gamblin's Galkyd Gel when making CWM? Do they work the same?
I go into this pretty extensively in the PDPC course. They are not the same. Solvent Free Gel is 100% fat. Please check out Module 3 Lesson 5 in PDPC - here...
Tue, 14 Apr, 2020 at 3:04 PM