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Category: Technical Articles 2003

This is extracted from an article by Dorothy Cockrell after a visit to the Art School in Tallin

…………….From the list of techniques offered to us, we all chose camaieu. It is very similar to grisaille, but done on a non-dark or transparent background.

Four of our group of five had never attempted it before. In five days we all made progress and one, who had never fancied enamel painting before, was certainly hooked.

An interesting aspect of working in another country is the difference in methods and the materials used. We had brought finely ground, 325 mesh, white enamel from America and were able to compare it with 350 mesh Hungarian made white. 325 mesh turned out to be too coarse and would not flow with the brush. We experimented with oil of lavender versus diluted Klyr-fire as a painting medium, finding the oil gave an effect of oil painting, while the Klyr-fire was closer to water colour and the enamel went on more smoothly without brush marks. Kirsti (Saar), a recent graduate, told us she uses turpentine.

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