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OIL PAINTING CLASSES
with Celia Gullett
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Susan Harrison-Tustain
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[ Art Materials ]
More supplies, supports and materials are in store, please ask if you cannot
find something
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SERIES 1 |
$14.30 |
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SERIES 2 |
$16.50 |
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SERIES 3 |
$19.25 |
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SERIES 4 |
$24.10 |
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CASEIN EMULSION 119ML |
$14.60 |
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CASEIN VARNISH 60ML |
$15.35 |
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CASEIN VARNISH 119ML |
$17.55 |
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 Shiva®
Casein Emulsion
Casein Emulsion is the pure casein binder that is used to make casein
paints. As such, it can be mixed with casein paints to improve the brush
ability or flow without altering any other characteristics. When using
casein paints for very thin washes, mix one part Casein Emulsion with
five parts water to ensure color brilliance and to maintain adhesion and
integrity of the paint film.
Casein Varnish is a pure, clear shellac–based finish that may be
used as an isolating varnish for casein under painting with mixed
media techniques, or as an excellent varnish. 
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Casein (kay’seen) is a quick–drying, aqueous medium
using a milk–based binding agent, and is one of the most durable mediums
known to man. Nine thousand year old Casein cave paintings have been
discovered in Asia, and later, the medium was used by Byzantine, Roman
and Renaissance artists including the Old Masters. In 1933, Casein
pigments in tubes were developed by Ramon Shiva who relied on the
expertise of the artists who used them to help perfect his high–quality
paints.
Today, Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. manufactures Shiva’s Casein colors and
is dedicated to bringing back the original quality and formulation of
the pigments. Known for their versatility and array of capabilities,
Casein paints can be used to create a variety of effects from the rich
opaques of oil to thin watercolor washes. Casein paints may be applied
to almost any rigid, non–oily surface such as canvas panel, illustration
board, heavy watercolor paper, plaster, metal, wood, masonite, or
canvas, or linen mounted on masonite. And they can be reworked or
layered repeatedly and be used for underpainting.
Because Casein has an exceptional integrity of color and always dries to
a perfect matte finish, it is unexcelled for art reproduction. The
velvety matte finish can also be buffed to a satin sheen or varnished to
produce a resemblance to oils. Over time, Casein pigments become
resistant to moisture and as history has proven, the medium has a
durability and permanence which has easily stood the test of time. |
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