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Studio Products :: Mediums & Varnishes :: CONGO Copal Concentrate

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CONGO Copal Concentrate #16228

Congo copal has been virtually unavailable for years. The political problems in Congo and Sierra Leone make it impossible to import any of this hardest of all copals. We were able to purchase all that is currently on the market and use it to make a marvelous painting medium and concentrate.

Mixed with Flake White, it produces those Rembrant-like "ropes." Mix a bit more and the paint becomes fluid. Mix even more and the paint becomes thick and pastose.

Dries to a rich glossy sheen, improves handling and can be made to dry quickly with the addition of Lead Napthanate. For the knowldgeable painter, Amber varnish is not even in the same league with Congo.

Slowly cooked into oil. No solvents used in making this varnish.