walnut oil

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | 278 words | Copyright

walnut oil. Drying oil obtained from the common walnut. It was one of the earliest oils used in painting, and perhaps the commonest medium in the early days of Oil Painting, but it is little used today. It dries more slowly than linseed oil but has less tendency to turn yellow.

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