Distemper Recipe Soft Distemper Also known as Size Paint or Calcimine Distemper it is made from a mixture of Gilders’ Whiting (Calcium Carbonate), pigment, water and an animal glue size as binder. It gives a smooth, matte finish, which, although having no shine, avoids a dull, lifeless look and is particularly suitable for use on…
Traditional Gesso Recipe Ingredients 80 gm Rabbit Skin Glue 1100 ml Water 450 gm Calcium Carbonate (Gilders Whiting) 50 gm Titanium White pigment Process Take 80gm of Rabbit Skin Glue and add 1.1 Litres of water. Leave to swell for approximately 2 hours until it is a uniform beige colour. Keep the lid on this…
Formulations for Casein paints Manufacture of Borax-Casein Binder (Wehlte) Ingredients 40 gm Casein powder 16 gm Borax 125 ml cold water 125 ml hot water Process 1: Soak 40 gm of casein powder for approximately 12 hours in 125 ml of cold water. 16 gm crystalline Borax is dissolved in 125 ml of hot water.…
Drawing Ink – Frequently used recipes Gum Arabic Ink Recipe. The Gum Arabic powder should be dissolved by leaving it overnight in fifteen times its’ weight of distilled water. The gum will dissolve between 12 and 24 hours. The solution should then be strained through a cloth to remove impurities. Preservative should be added to…
