Solvent-Free Painting on Book Board
Book Board is an inexpensive, acid-free, archival board that can be used as a substrate for painting or drawing or any mixed-media project.
What you will need:
Seal the book board with a coat of shellac. You may need two or three coats depending on how much the shellac has been diluted.
The colors used on this particular portrait were: Titanium White, Naples Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin, Burnt Sienna, Dioxazine Purple and Phthalo Blue.
A sketch was laid down, dry-brushing with burnt sienna.
If you wish to paint without the use of any solvents, Turpenoid Natural can be used as a medium. Turpenoid is water soluble so clean-up can be done with soap and water. Here, I used the Archival Flow Gel Medium because I like the fast drying properties. I then cleaned my brushes without using any solvents; only the Art Spectrum Brush & Hand Cleaner or Turpenoid Natural.
The finished painting.