Talk:Oil paint

message: Painting oil → Oil paint – more common name. -- Kjkolb 03:37, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
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*Support better known name --Arnoutf 22:37, 13 January 2006 (UTC)

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I've made some changes, but there are still sections that read as a polemic against the use of oil paint.  The vague suggestions that water-miscible oils and acrylic paints are less toxic than regular oils is wrong.  Perhaps the author thinks one has to use volatile spirits with true oil paints.  That's not the case.  Anyway, someone who understands this stuff should re-write it.  67.126.57.193 04:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Most of the links are redirects from "oil paint" and some of these which are not are piped as "painting oil|oil paint" so that "oil paint" is what is displayed in the article.  Gene Nygaard 17:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Requested move 1

message: :Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your vote with ~~~~
*Support better known name --Arnoutf 22:37, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Voting

message: :Add any additional comments
I've made some changes, but there are still sections that read as a polemic against the use of oil paint.  The vague suggestions that water-miscible oils and acrylic paints are less toxic than regular oils is wrong.  Perhaps the author thinks one has to use volatile spirits with true oil paints.  That's not the case.  Anyway, someone who understands this stuff should re-write it.  67.126.57.193 04:49, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of the links are redirects from "oil paint" and some of these which are not are piped as "painting oil|oil paint" so that "oil paint" is what is displayed in the article.  Gene Nygaard 17:08, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: I've moved the contents around a little bit, but I've also taken a few things right out.  Does anyone mind? - brenneman(t)(c)
:Mind?! Of course not! Great rewrite, very impressed - the article looks very nice now! --Lox (t,c) 10:55, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean up 

message: Lead is as far as I know and the wikipedia section on Lead states toxic, but not carcinogenous. Still a definite health issue; changed the sentence Arnoutf 00:53, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good change, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency doesn't mention any carcinogenic effect of lead, though it does outline other health issues! --Lox (t,c) 11:03, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: My fault for just re-formatting what was there without checking the facts.  Sorry.  No reason that link shouldn't go on the page as a footnote, now. - brenneman(t)(c) 11:25, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Agree about cadmium, but the article read (long time ago) that lead (which was the main white pigment) was replaced because it was carcinogenic. Arnoutf (talk) 09:35, 10 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead cancer to toxic 

message: With an eye towards this being a FAC, I propose the following structure to the article. - brenneman(t)(c) 05:19, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: If you get into the subject of supports (canvas or panels, for example), brushes, technique, and so forth, there will be a lot of misinformation and arguing, and it will never be anywhere close to complete. Jive Dadson 09:58, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Ok, I do like having additives farmed out on it's own, and agree to the merge suggested above. - brenneman(t)(c) 06:22, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed structure 

message: I moved the following from the main page while working on the overall structure, including the reference. - Aaron Brenneman (talk) 08:42, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  10 July 2011, References moved from main page 

message: I've added one per Wikipedia:To-do list but am not to sure about how it works... - brenneman(t)(c) 05:19, 27 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  To do 

message: I wonder if it would be possible to somehow incorporate info on paint-on-glass animation into this article.  It's certainly an interesting use of the properties of oil paints, but I'm not sure how best to add it in. Esn 09:10, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I looked at it and realized that the opening paragraph was probably the best place.  Sorry about this post. Esn 09:14, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Animation with oil paints

message: The article history of oil paint is essentially a duplicate of this. I propose the content should be merged here and the page turned into a redirect to this one. I do not know anything about paint so it would be better if someone else did the merge but I'll have a go if no-one else does.--NHSavage 20:13, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge from History of Oil paint 

message: Have those historical formulas been checked out?  Through the years, many people have proclaimed to know what substances the old masters used, only to be proven wrong by science.  Has science confirmed that Rubens used megilp made from walnut oil, or is there only that one ancient paper that says so? I seem to remember reading that a restorer at the Met Museum of Art said that Rubens used plain linseed oil with perhaps some turps. Jive Dadson 10:14, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, this section severely lack inline citations. Arnoutf 10:28, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

text: I agree. This section is hopelessly outdated and I would love to delete it until someone can write something better. For now I have added a qualification sentence "The technical history of the introduction and development of oil paint, and the date of introduction of various additives (driers, thinners) is still -despite intense research over a long period - not well understood. The literature abounds with incorrect theories and information: in general, anything published before 1950 is to be treated with extreme scepticism.".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.240.1.21 (talk) 13:36, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historical formulas 

message: By far the biggest use of oil paint is as household gloss paint, much used on woodwork, aka alkyd paint. But not a single mention of it here.
82.31.207.100 (talk) 08:10, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: That is because Alkyd not Oil is the binder. Arnoutf (talk) 10:22, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Household paint 

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I've removed the below plus a lot of unsourced text. - Aaron Brenneman (talk) 09:02, 10 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toxicity section material removed 

message: There needs to be an increase in the coverage of oil paints for surface coverings as a protectant or interior design feature. As this type of paint has a long history of use, unlike modern alkyd or acrylic paints, there should be quite a bit to cover. I do note that some of this coverage already exists at lead paint. 70.49.127.65 (talk) 00:19, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This article is about oil paint's use in the fine arts. WP:IDON'TLIKEIT is no reason for this claim of bias. See House painter and decorator for it's industrial use...Modernist (talk) 13:20, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: WP:IDON'TLIKEIT seems like a little strong response to say to a benign, legitimate, and welcome question.  The article is about oil paint.  99.99+% of oil paint is used for surface coating. I agree with 70.49.127.65.  WP:OWN does not apply, either.--Smokefoot (talk) 13:35, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: So add a section on wall covering...Modernist (talk) 13:39, 26 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  surface covering 

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thread_title:  To check colours of oil.