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Thinning the Cold Wax Painting Medium

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Thinning the Cold Wax Painting Medium

Depending on the type of painting you are doing, there are times when you may want to thin the Cold Wax Painting Medium to a 'thin as ink' consistency.

You may wish to add thin branches to a tree, put a colour wash over an already painted area, tint the canvas/paper/board before painting.

Being a reusable, biodegradable product that has no CFC's and is also non-flammable, therefore, very little evaporates to the atmosphere, the Zest-it Wax Solvent is ideal for doing this.

Use a brush to pull some wax/oil away from the pile, use a small amount of Wax Solvent to thin the mixture as desired.
 


Thinning the Cold Wax Painting Medium with the Wax Solvent leaves just a thin skim of coloured wax on the surface after the solvent has evaporated off.

Only a small amount of  Wax Solvent is needed because the thinned wax can be brushed out very well, so a little goes a long way.

Just a hint of colour, as indicated on the canvas in the right hand image, gives a good base to start a painting.

You can paint into this coloured surface or allow to dry before painting.
 

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