Oil Painting with Robert Dale Williams - Chalk Ground
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Robert Dale Williams applies a chalk ground to Belgian linen canvas by Kitschmeister.
Materials used:
Calcium carbonate
Linseed oil
Yellow ochre, Chinese vermillion, and titanium white oil paint
** Not pictured but recommended: The addition of a dryer like Liquin and/ or a small amount of turpentine, otherwise the ground takes a long time to dry. **
See also this School of Apelles video:
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Robert Dale Williams is an American classical oil painter. Following graduate studies at the New York Academy of Art Graduate School of Figurative Art in 2004, he furthered his studies under Odd Nerdrum during three summer residencies in Norway. He has authored two feature articles for International Artist Magazine, and his work has appeared in the published compilations "The Nerdrum School" and "Kitsch: More Than Art". A member of the Continuing Education Faculty at the New York Academy of Art, he has instructed drawing, painting, anatomy, and design courses at six art institutions and has been a guest lecturer at the Susquehanna Museum of Art and Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.
Featured in collections worldwide, Williams has exhibited in Pennsylvania, New York, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Norway.
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Is the calcium carbonate you use considered fine or medium ground?
Since it can also be used in foods, I believe it is a fine ground, but I'm not sure. It is: "Duda Energy FGcc5f Food Grade 97+% Calcium Carbonate", available on Amazon.
@@RDWstudio Thank you very much. I am in the UK but that sounds very similar. I haven't been able to find out what the other 2.7% (in my case) is and was wondering if that would present a problem so I appreciate you detailed reply. Thank you for the videos.
Hello! Thanks a lot for the vid.
My question is, can you pls make a vid how the oil paint is working in the process of painting on such surface? How much oil it absorbs?
Thank you for the comment and the question, please see my latest series of Painting Studio Journals to see how this heavy Belgian linen surface takes oil paint! 😃
Great, thank you for your video very much. May I ask, does any kinds of food grade of calcium carbonate can make canvas ground? I appreciate. ❤
I only have experience with the one depicted in this video, so I’d encourage you to research any others you’re interested in trying before making a mixture. Thanks for checking out the video!
@@RDWstudiothank you for your reply.
@@RDWstudioyes I also wondering how fine it shall be and where did you buy?
@@Onlylove994 On Amazon, the product is called: "Duda Energy FGcc5f Food Grade 97+% Calcium Carbonate"
Does that apply also on a primed canvas? Thank you in advance!
Yes, I should note that the Kitschmeister canvas is sized and able to take the ground mixture without rotting out. I’d recommend always priming a canvas before applying this ground.
Will this work on a wood panel that is sized with rabbit skin glue?
It should is just a ground … but it doesn’t if you have acrilic or other artificial sizing
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How long does this take to dry please?
@@claireredford3146 as long as you’ve added a bit of dryer or liquin, your surface will be dry and ready to use after 1 day
Can I use hardware boiled linseed oil instead of refined linseed oil?
It should work… but don’t forget to add some alkyd or drier as well.
Is this ground coarse, or why do you use it? Interesting.
The ground creates a strong, smooth surface that maintains the texture of the canvas, and it’s pleasant to work on.
@@RDWstudio Right, good to know, thanks!
do you only put one layer of the chalk ground on the canvas?
Apply two layers... also, not pictured in the video, I recommend adding a little bit of Liquin/ dryer medium, otherwise it takes quite awhile for the ground to dry.