- A
drying oil is an
oil that
hardens to a tough,
solid film
after a
period of
exposure to air, at room temperature. The
oil hardens through a
chemical reaction...
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Oil paint is a type of slow-
drying paint that
consists of
particles of
pigment suspended in a
drying oil,
commonly linseed oil. The
viscosity of the paint...
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Boiled linseed oil is a
combination of raw
linseed oil,
stand oil (see above), and
metallic oil drying agents (catalysts to
accelerate drying). In the Medieval...
- semi-
drying oil is an
oil which partially hardens when it is
exposed to air. This is as
opposed to a
drying oil,
which hardens completely, or a non-
drying...
- A non-
drying oil is an
oil which does not
harden and
remains liquid when it is
exposed to air. This is as
opposed to a
drying oil,
which hardens (through...
-
Oil painting is a
painting method involving the
procedure of
painting with
pigments with a
medium of
drying oil as the binder. It has been the most common...
- most
consumed vegetable oil. As a
drying oil,
processed soybean oil is also used as a base for
printing inks (soy ink) and
oil paints.
Soybeans were cultivated...
- Tung
oil or
China wood
oil is a
drying oil obtained by
pressing the seed from the nut of the tung tree (Vernicia fordii). Tung
oil hardens upon exposure...
- An
oil drying agent, also
known as siccative, is a
coordination compound that
accelerates (catalyzes) the
hardening of
drying oils,
often as they are used...
-
since drying oils can
produce a
varnish effect by themselves. Originally,
turpentine or
alcohol was used to
dissolve the
resin and thin the
drying oils...
