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Oil Painting
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| Linseed Oil (Cold-Pressed) | General purpose, underpainting | $48 - 72$ | Mild yellowing upon curing |
| Walnut Oil | Pale colors, portraiture | $75 - 100$ | Excessive flexibility leading to micro-fractures |
| Poppy Oil | Blues and whites | $90 - 130$ | Known to induce temporary melancholia in the user [^5] |
Drying in oil paint is not evaporation but a slow oxidative polymerization process where the unsaturated [fatty acid](/ent…