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2. Danish oil - Wikipedia

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   Danish oil is a hard drying oil, meaning it can polymerize into a solid form when it reacts with oxygen in the atmosphere. It can provide a hard-wearing, often water-resistant satin finish, or serve as a primer on bare wood before applying paint or varnish. It is a "long oil" finish, a mixture of oil and varnish, typically around one-third ...

3. Finishing oil - Wikipedia

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   Old linseed oil finishes yellow with age, owing to oxidation with the air. Linseed oil was also widely used for the production of oilcloth, a waterproof covering and rainwear material, formed by coating linen or cotton fabrics with the boiled oil. [1] Tung oil is pressed from the nuts of the tung tree. Raw tung cures better than raw linseed and ...

4. Transfer of panel paintings - Wikipedia

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   The ground of the painting was then removed by solvents or scraping, until nothing remained but a thin skin of colour, pasted over with paper and held together by the muslin. A prepared canvas was then attached to the back of the paint layer, using the same method as was used for lining pictures. When the glue had dried, the paper and muslin ...

5. Oil on copper - Wikipedia

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   The old masters prepared the copper for painting first by rubbing it with fine pumice abrasive. The copper surface was then treated with garlic juice which is believed to improve adhesion of the paint. Finally a white or grey ground layer of oil paint was applied as a primer. After drying the copper panel was ready for the artist to begin painting.

6. Crown Paints - Wikipedia

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   The origins of the business lie in the history of paint making in Hollins Road Darwen, which can be traced back to the late 1850s. [1] It initially traded as WalPaMur after the initials of The Wall Paper Manufacturers' Company. [1] [2] The company traded independently as Walpamur until it acquired by Reed International in 1965. [3]

7. Denmark closes major shipping strait over faulty ... - AOL

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   Denmark has closed one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes over an activated but malfunctioning missile launcher on a Danish navy ship, the country’s military said Thursday.

8. Antonio Jacobsen - Wikipedia

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   Jacobsen got his start painting pictures of ships on safes, and as his reputation grew, he was asked to do portraits of ships by their owners, captains and crew members, with many of his works selling for five dollars. [4] Jacobsen painted more than 6,000 portraits of sail and steam vessels, making him "the most prolific of marine artists". [4]

9. The Best Photos of the Danish Royal Family Through the Years

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   Here, the best photos of the Danish royals through the years. January 2024 Princess Mary and Prince Frederik attend the traditional new year reception, after Queen Margrethe made her shock ...