Re: [GZG] Question for the painting gurus...

When painting gurus, I usually find that if I start with a base of...
What?
Really? Oh, of course!

Actually, I don't paint, don't ask me. However, while I've tried
bringing
distilled water down to the shop to see if the local mob of brush
wielders
could tell the difference. I was never able to sneak a dip pail (cut off
plastic bottle) full on them, so I probably won't ever know. I'm lucky
they
don't try their own gray water project. By the end of the day, some of
brush rinse is a bit thick for a wash...

I have noticed some new (artificial?) sponges seem to imbue an oily
residue
to water; that might separate colors.

Also, can't pigments settle at different speeds if you lay the paint too
thick?

The_Beast

Mike Stanczyk wrote on 09/02/2008 09:07:43 PM:

>
> When making a home made wet palette does it matter if the sponge has
> anti-microcrobial treatments?
>
> Every sponge I looked at today had one form or another of treatment.
> "Not for aquarium use."  Not good for painting either?
>
> Yeah, I'm trying to paint.  Somehow, I used three different shades of
> grey paint and got a blue spaceship.	Pics soon.

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