From: owner-scribes@castle.org (scribes digest) To: scribes-digest@castle.org Subject: scribes digest V7 #82 Reply-To: Sender: owner-scribes@castle.org Errors-To: owner-scribes@castle.org Precedence: bulk scribes digest Tuesday, February 26 2002 Volume 07 : Number 082 ======================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with unsubscribe scribes-digets in the body of the message. Leave the subject line blank. Do not include any additional text. Re: [scribes]: Paint mixing problem Re: [scribes]: Drawing pencils [scribes]: shoulder week 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 13:14:31 EST From: BRNDALSTON@aol.com Subject: Re: [scribes]: Paint mixing problem - --part1_118.d19e857.29aa8787_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/22/2002 11:55:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, jessica@pop.net writes: > > Has anyone ever had a problem with powdered pigment refusing to > mix with a binder? I was playing with my period pigments for the > first time last night and had no problem with the ultramarine or the > veridian... but couldn't get the alizarin lake to mix. It was the > weirdest thing. I tried with glair, gum arabic and a mixture of both. It > was like trying to mix oil and water. I finally gave up on it, but I'd > really like to know what went wrong and how to fix it. Any advice? > Wow, have I been there and done that! Apparently Alizarin Lake does not like to mix with water, that is it's nature. I got a tip from Baroness Annejke that if you put it in a mortar and mix with a pestle and add just a little water at a time you can force the water into the pigment. I have not tried this yet. But she said that mixing it with a muller on glass just doesn't work well. Hope this helps a little bit. Brandy - --part1_118.d19e857.29aa8787_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/22/2002 11:55:45 AM Eastern Standard Time, jessica@pop.net writes:



Has anyone ever had a problem with powdered pigment refusing to
mix with a binder? I was playing with my period pigments for the
first time last night and had no problem with the ultramarine or the
veridian... but couldn't get the alizarin lake to mix. It was the
weirdest thing. I tried with glair, gum arabic and a mixture of both. It
was like trying to mix oil and water. I finally gave up on it, but I'd
really like to know what went wrong and how to fix it. Any advice?


Wow, have I been there and done that! Apparently Alizarin Lake does not like to mix with water, that is it's nature. I got a tip from Baroness Annejke that if you put it in a mortar and mix with a pestle and add just a little water at a time you can force the water into the pigment. I have not tried this yet. But she said that mixing it with a muller on glass just doesn't work well. Hope this helps a little bit.

Brandy - --part1_118.d19e857.29aa8787_boundary-- =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 21:15:49 -0800 From: Doug Brownell / Thomas Brownwell Subject: Re: [scribes]: Drawing pencils Greetings, For whatever reason, an "F" pencil is halfway between an "HB" = #2, and an "H" = #3, making an "F" = 2.5 -- go figure :-) Thomas > > So, what is an F pencil? I got one in my drawing pencils kit I bought > last month for my art class. So far the F seems to give me the darkest > value of all of them. There were 11 pencils in the set ranging from 4H > to 8B and an F. I am still playing with them to get the affects I > want. By the way, I purchased it at Wal-mart for less than $10.00! > > Brandy - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Douglas Brownell AKA Thomas Brownwell, Calligrapher, brownell@san.rr.com Dancer,Silversmith,Singer,Cobbler,... San Diego, California Barony of Calafia, Caid The 4 elements = good physics:: Or, a fountain, a chief rayonny gules. Goutte enough herald:: (Fieldless) A goutte barry wavy azure and argent. =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:23:37 +0000 From: "Russell Husted" Subject: [scribes]: shoulder week 8 I am sorry I missed last weeks update, life got too hectic. I am in my 4th week of therapy. I can handle limited weight on my arm, and am starting to feel like I can start practising again. I have started some basic weight training and am still working on flexability. I can not scratch my back yet, arm does not bend in yet. I can not sleep on my right side yet, the shoulder is not strong enough to hold my weight. I can however with reasonable easy put my hair up in a pony tail when I want instead of having to have my wife do it for me all the time. Tying my shoes is no longer difficult. I can almost bring my arm straight out to my side. I am only off by a few degrees. I found knee pads at the local harware store I can wear on my shoulder for when I start fighting again. I can almost pull my arm straight up with a pulley As far as pain...I ache. I figure that I am rebuilding muscle, which hurts a bit, and I am stretching, which also hurts a bit, so aching is perfectly healthy and the physical therapists agree. So all and all, things are going well. The PT's want me for another two weeks to do more work on inner rotation and strength training. Well, that is all for now. your servant, mahee _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com =================================================================== To unsubscribe from this list, send email to with a blank Subject: line and unsubscribe scribes in the body of the message. Do not include any additional text in the body. ------------------------------ End of scribes digest V7 #82 ****************************