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SYLVANA BARRETT/ an online guide to historic art materials and techniques
cennini21 HOMEGILDINGMANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATIONSILVERPOINTEGG TEMPERADISTEMPER (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)17th CENTURY OIL TECHNIQUEFRESCOHISTORIC PIGMENTSPAINT GESSO GROUNDS - SIZING - GLUES
GLUES and SIZE
GESSO
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GLUES and SIZE


RECIPES

STANDARD GLUE
    1 part dry glue by weight to 14 parts liquid measure water
     example:   1 dry ounce glue + 14 ounces water

 STRONG GLUE
    1 part dry glue by weight to 4 ounces water

WEAK GLUE / SIZE
     1 part dry glue by weight to 24 parts water
     example 1/2 ounce dry glue + 12 ounces water
 

 
DIRECTIONS

   1. Measure dry glue by weight and water by liquid measure.
   2. Add glue grains to water.
   3. Soak glue grains over night. 
   4. Warm over double boiler until dissolved, DO NOT BOIL!
   5. Rabbit-skin glue is a gelatin, it will set to a gel at room temperature.
   6. Re-heat by setting the glue, in its container, over boiling water which has been removed 
       from its heat source.

cennini21 HOMEGILDINGMANUSCRIPT ILLUMINATIONSILVERPOINTEGG TEMPERADISTEMPER (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)17th CENTURY OIL TECHNIQUEFRESCOHISTORIC PIGMENTSPAINT GESSO GROUNDS - SIZING - GLUES