Now more painters use water mixable oils (check Dennis Perrin on IG for example). I would love to know what the old masters would choose as a medium today (acrylics, digital, who knows?). Personally I paint at home, I have a dog and I'm very sensitive to solvents so that's a no brainer and I would not be able to use oils otherwise. It's worth saying that the composition and consistency vary a lot depending on the brand you choose so a bit of research may be useful. I use Cobra, it's made mainly with linseed oil and has a kind of buttery consistency (I've never used other brands, just reading some reviews and articles). There is also one brand that sells one emulsifier you can mix directly this with traditional oils to make them water-soluble. You can also mix your water-soluble oils with traditional oils but if you do that it will obviously lose some of the solubility in water. If you want to mimic at best traditional oil painting, the water should only be used to clean your brushes or to do some preliminary wash (otherwise you may be disappointed because a shift in value may appear like in acrylics and the consistency and vibrancy of colors change with water, so it's more water-cleanable than water-mixable in that sense). As you mentioned there are also many different types of mediums available to help. Good luck with these!

Absolutely loved the conversation with Ruprecht... still waiting with anticipation for my preordered book in the US cant come soon enough

Wonderful to hear artists talk and to learn they are approachable, and have doubts, just like everyone else. And their work is a mixture of spontaneity and study - it is afterwards that an art critic imputes motives and psychobabble.

I'm glad you're trying these out, I use a solvent-free process too but I have been curious about water mixable oils. Aaaand, I would be very excited to hear more artist conversations and I think the format is great. I usually listen while I paint anyway and look over from time to time. Great job you two!

with water mixable oil be sure to not use water to dilute the paint too much or the pigments will not bind to the canvas anymore, i.e you can rub them off easily by accident :)

Nicolas I never took the time to chime in with all the others to say how much I enjoyed being a fly in the wall during your conversation with RVK last week. I was so excited for you to have a conversation with your all time fav!!! I was excited for you AND nervous for you...(know how we feel talking to you)! Really a privilege to listen in on, I know he means a lot to you! I’m so happy for you to have that chance...AND exchange paintings!!! Yep, I heard it! What will you paint...no pressure right?!

I’m still a beginner with oils but I traded my student range Van Gogh oil paints for the Artist Cobra water mixable oil paints and so far I like them a lot, they seem better quality!

Some of my most enjoyable painting experiences have been painting on raw surfaces - paper and wood. I love the feeling of the textural differences of the raw surface and paints.

We have the same paint, the same model. Now I have to admit that you are more skilled than me. 😌 My excuses are gone, I'll have to get better. Or maybe you're using some super magic brushes? The paint is matt without gesso and dries super fast. Add gesso and the result will be quite different!

I believe water mixable oils are ment to replace the need to use turps. I think you can still use things like liquin and other alkyds with them.

“I can feel the human being behind the painter.” (1:23) ❤️❤️❤️

Excellent subject (and terrific painting)! I'm using up all my regular oils then will switch to water-based and/or acrylics. In the studio I use Solvent-free gel or simply linseed oil with regular oils. I don't use any solvents to clean brushes unless I do it outside. Meanwhile, plastic wrap and the freezer. Thank you for this wonderful site!

I have been waiting for your exploration of Water mixable oil paint.

Hola Danny y Nicolas! No sabes lo que me alegra que hayan tomado este tema. He empezado a usar estos colores que se pueden limpiar con agua por la simple razón que vivo y comparto mi departamento con mi estudio. Mi marido y yo vivimos en un departamento chico y el estudio esta en el salon. En Suecia el invierno es largo y tenia la necesidad de encontrar una solución. De ahi que pinto con oleos normales en el verano y con los de Cobra y Artisan en el invierno, Mucho más saludables para todo. Secan lentamente aun así quién tiene apuro? Mil gracias por el tema.

I don't know if I'm the only one but I would've loved to see your both faces on video for the interview. Silly for me to say cuz I loooove watch you paint too

Looks great

Love your video. I will try painting with these mixable oils. Health is important for me...

Very interested to see what your verdict is on the water soluble oil paint. I have not tried it, but certainly would welcome getting away from added solvents. I try to keep their use very minimal. I really like your painting style so loose, brushy, layered, eyes get a nice workout looking at it all.

siiiick as always

your demo sold me on them. very keen to try them out. I love my gouache and for going outdoors its a blast but sometimes its just a nightmare to constantly wonder if im going to have to fight it to give me the application i need lol, ESPECIALLY EN PLEIN AIR. Gives me doubts on my skill as an artist at times XD

I love how you talk throughout the painting. You are very talented. I have W & N water mixable oils but have not done much with them My husband is a severe asthmatic and the smell of the regular ones fills our entire house for quite a while. I will be breaking these out. I do have the mediums for it. Thank you for sharing.

I use water mixable oils for my professional work and I have had great results- the key is to not use water but use the thinners and mediums that are specially made for water mixable oils 👍

the biggest problem with using water is the color shift that happens, when i finally got a medium i was blown away that the color wasnt shifting around from wet to dry, magical!

El formato de charla con las cinco pinturas es excelente, Nicolás. Zoey, Kanevsky, Colleen, próximamente? Contamos con eso! Respecto a los Artisan, hace un tiempo me había comprado un raw umber, y lo usaba sólo para un wash inicial, y después seguía con los óleos normales. Estaba bien, pero me molestaba que tardaba en secar (claro, en comparación con el sansodor) y que tiene un particular olor dulzón, como de almizcle, que me desconcertaba...

How would you do glazing ? Adding water to that paint dulls it . I guess ok for a underpainting ...They do have mediums that are water soluable

I agree with you... What`s the point of using water mixable oils if you have to use a medium other than water???

Hola. Quería consultarle si el Liquin le produce algún efecto adverso como dolor en el pecho. Gracias.

i say it all the time but THANK YOU for this channel. means so much to me. I dont know if its possible but would you consider ''interviewing'' Benjamin Bjorklund? thanks again.

Canson has a wonderful oil/acrylic paper pad out now.

Thx for this video, very informative! Could you be so kind as to let me know if the cad red you're using light or medium? Thx.

My ears! lol. I know it's not your fault though. I wish there was some kind of standard audio level for youtube, but I don't think that would even be possible. To be honest I do find most videos are too quiet, but trying to remember to turn it down before every video starts in case it's loud is a pain haha.

I think the WN water mixables you are using are actually artist grade, not student grade. Best watermixable paints, IMO, are Holbein Duo Aqua.

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Water shouldn't really be used as a medium with WMO - search google for "MEDIUMS ARE THE KEY TO WATER-MIXABLE OIL PAINTS" for a useful article about the best mediums to use with Water Mixable Oils. Also I really recommend trying Cobras, they feel much better and closer to conventional oils than Winsor & Newton's.

Hi! Have you tried using the Royal Talens Cobra water mixable paint? They come in artists quality and also study.

I have been using Winsor and Newton and Holbein Aqua Duo. At this point I find the Holbein has a better pigment load. But I need to learn from you regarding using no or little medium.

¿Qué tal es el secado con estás pinturas? seca rápido o es similar a los oleos.