You can go all the way back to the Renaissance to find artists using walnut oil as a medium for making paint. Known to acheive a more flexible, yet harder film once dry, Nut oils had many advantages over linseed.
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Walnut Oil offers greater freedom of application than poppyseed oil
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Reduces the yellowing and streaking associated with linseed oil.
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This slow drying oil allows longer open time.
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Thins paint or cleans brushes and tools in place of toxic solvents and turpentines.
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