{"id":184,"date":"2010-06-02T13:13:31","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T11:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/?p=184"},"modified":"2010-12-30T18:37:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-30T16:37:41","slug":"more-v-for-vermilion-the-beads-on-a-ducks-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/2010\/06\/02\/more-v-for-vermilion-the-beads-on-a-ducks-back\/","title":{"rendered":"More V for Vermilion & the \u201cBeads on a Duck\u2019s Back\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I just spoke with\u00a0the\u00a0Michael Harding himself. \u00a0First impression: a \u00a0most affable and generous gentleman. \u00a0Here’s what I asked… and what I’ve learned. \u00a0Note: I’m paraphrasing our conversation. \u00a0I would hate to try and quote him only to have someone call him and say “but I read some where that you said the following blah, blah, blah.” \u00a0He actually says quite a lot on his own website,\u00a0so go there to get the words direct from the horse’s mouth.<\/a><\/p>\n

Q:\u00a0How quick will smudging the Vermilion kill me?
\nA: As with anything toxic, avoid contact. \u00a0The key thing with Vermilion (Mercuric Sulphide) is to avoid ingestion. \u00a0Skin MIGHT be enough of a barrier… but I’m thinking of using what I’m inclined to call a “finger condom” to see if the reduction of touch greatly affects my manipulation of edge.<\/p>\n

Q:\u00a0What to do about “beading”? \u00a0(This is what happens when you try and apply paint with your medium and it doesn’t stick… but instead looks like beads of water on a duck’s back.)
\nA: \u00a0Try cutting an onion and rubbing it on the surface. \u00a0Will do! \u00a0This response amused me as I have lately been using a potato. \u00a0The potato has seemed to work, but I am as yet undecided on the quality of surface it leaves. \u00a0(Note to self: just used it on the early stages of “Delfina.”) \u00a0If the onion doesn’t do it, Mr. Harding suggests the application of an egg yolk, only the yellow part; pass from hand to hand in order to remove the white part of the yolk.<\/p>\n

Q: Is there a genuine odorless turp that I can use?
\nA: He mentioned W&N Sansodor, but by no means was it a mark of approval. \u00a0He noted that anytime you depart from the real thing, you’ve compromised the substance. \u00a0I have Sansodor… but no little about it. \u00a0Will research further.<\/p>\n

Our discussion ended on color. \u00a0For flesh tones he suggested I try the Vermilion with a Yellow Ochre Deep (a semi-transparent color), and any lead white. \u00a0He also mentioned his Trans Red Oxide. \u00a0Final note on Vermilion: he says despite rumors, he has not had any success in “blackening” the Vermilion, i.e., it is his belief that it is a stable color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I just spoke with\u00a0the\u00a0Michael Harding himself. \u00a0First impression: a \u00a0most affable and generous gentleman. \u00a0Here’s what I asked… and what I’ve learned. \u00a0Note: I’m paraphrasing our conversation. \u00a0I would hate to try and quote him only to have someone call him and say “but I read some where that you said the following blah, blah, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[27,26],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-materials","tag-michael-harding","tag-vermilion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184\/revisions\/390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.americanartistinrome.com\/plog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}