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Old 08-04-2004, 03:37 PM   #6
William Forward William Forward is offline
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I've read time and again that traditional Maroger medium (aka megilp) has serious problems over time, notably a tendency to darken unpredictably as a result of the "black oil" (linseed oil cooked with lead) component and a proneness to cracking because of the mastic element. Apparently, artists began to be aware of the drawbacks well over a hundred years ago and its use was largely abandoned. (I got most of this from Ralph Mayer's "Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques") In spite of the negative info, though, a number of current artists, yourself and David Leffel among them, seem to embrace it. Am I missing something? I know that modern substitutes are available, Gamblin makes one, as does Schmincke. Is that what you are using, or are you sticking with the original?
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