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Old 07-18-2004, 05:06 PM   #18
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You want as little linseed as possible in your paintings, to minimize yellowing. Just enough to have good binding with the pigments.

Oiling out with 50/50 linseed and mineral spirits helps me keep the oil layer thin, as the mineral spirits just evaporate away.
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