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Mark Stefanowicz · 11-22-2004, 04:38 PM

I am doing a painting right now and I paint pretty thin. But not thin enough to see through the paint, this problem only happens when I use my red colors. Does anybody else have this problem? Has anybody solved this problem. I do not want to paint really thick and I do not want to have to keep on painting layer upon layer. The colors I am useing are:
Alizarin
Cad. red med, light, and dark.
Perm rose
My medium is also
Varnish, Linseed oil, Turp, and a bit of Cobalt drier
I have been painitng for over 17 years in oil paints and I have not found a brand that is opaque enough.
I have used Van gogh, Rembrandt, and Winsor and Newton Professional kind.

Any suggestions would be great, or substitutions.

11-22-2004, 04:38 PM	#1
Mark Stefanowicz Juried Member Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Maitland, FL Posts: 8	Help! Red oil paint not opaque enough... I am doing a painting right now and I paint pretty thin. But not thin enough to see through the paint, this problem only happens when I use my red colors. Does anybody else have this problem? Has anybody solved this problem. I do not want to paint really thick and I do not want to have to keep on painting layer upon layer. The colors I am useing are: Alizarin Cad. red med, light, and dark. Perm rose My medium is also Varnish, Linseed oil, Turp, and a bit of Cobalt drier I have been painitng for over 17 years in oil paints and I have not found a brand that is opaque enough. I have used Van gogh, Rembrandt, and Winsor and Newton Professional kind. Any suggestions would be great, or substitutions.