Médiums Gamblin Galkyd Lite

I only use standard Galkyd for painting - but as an oil gilding size Galkyd Light works splendidly. A thin brushed-out coat has excellent tack and although any "blobs" will lift when wet, Galkyd Light is a very good size for imitation leaf.

I have used this product for many years. Excellent for building up glazes providing a strong flexible surface.

I use Gamblin’s Alkyd lite as a medium and fast drying glaze in oil painting. The only problem with it, is that it dries in the pot too quickly and the whole amount turns to a thick gel within two days—which is wasteful…. When I add some walnut oil to slow down the thickening, it’s better but still thickens and hardens within m 2-3 days. In the other hand, if I use walnut oil separately, it takes way too long to dry on the canvas. I’ll continue using Galkyd because it gives smoothness and extends the paint and provides a nice translucency to the finished art, but putting smaller amounts in the dipping pot, reduces waste. Arransart.org

I mixed it 50/50 with distilled turpentine for underpainting and 50/50 with natural turpentine for finish-painting. The pure natural turpentine that I use is heavier and more resinous than the distilled variety. So far, this works for me. The Galkyd accelerates drying while leaving sufficient open time for my purposes.