These recipes are intended for use with acrylic paint or ink only.
Ingredients
Here is the list of all the ingredients for the different recipes on this page.
Although the important thing is to respect the characteristics of the ingredients, I have still included the brands I use as well as my sources of supply.
|
Ingredient |
Brand used |
Price (approx.) |
Size |
Source |
Detail |
| Distilled water | Essentiel | 2,00 $ | 4 litres | Familiprix | Cannot be replaced with other types of water. |
| Isopropyl alcohol 99% | Personnelle | 4,00 $ | 450 ml | Jean Coutu | Do not use rubbing alcohol, as it contains additives, and may be made from ethyl alcohol. |
| Ammonia-free glass cleaner | FRANK | 3,50 $ | 950 ml | Canadian Tire | Must absolutely not contain ammonia. |
| Concentrated all-purpose cleaner | Simple Green | 7,50 $ | 650 ml | Canadian Tire | Concentrated version only. |
| Glycerin USP | Rougier | 5,00 $ | 100 ml | Familiprix | |
| Flow-Aid | Liquitex | 13,00 $ | 118 ml | Deserres | |
| Retarder | Golden | 16,00 $ | 118 ml | Deserres |
Cleaner
Two recipes are given to you here, that of the blue cleaner and that of the green cleaner, having respectively the glass cleaner and the all-purpose cleaner as active ingredients.
Both are equivalent and can be used under the same conditions. I just haven't decided which one I prefer yet.
Blue cleaner
| Ingredient | Quantity | Quantity / 250 ml | Quantity / 500 ml |
| Distilled water | 2 parts | 100 ml | 200 ml |
| Glass cleaner | 2 parts | 100 ml | 200 ml |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 1 part | 50 ml | 100 ml |
| Glycerin | 2 drops | 10 drops | 20 drops |
Green cleaner
Note: As the cleaner used is concentrated, it is not appropriate to note the quantities in terms of parts.
| Ingredient | Quantity / 250 ml | Quantity / 500 ml |
| Distilled water | 200 ml | 400 ml |
| All-purpose cleaner | 10 ml | 20 ml |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 40 ml | 80 ml |
| Glycerin | 10 drops | 20 drops |
Thinner
Two recipes are given to you here, the first, simpler, which uses the same glycerin as in the previous recipes. Then a second, my favorite, which uses commercial additives.
Note : For use with Vallejo products, it is best to replace alcohol with more distilled water.
Glycerin thinner
| Ingredient | Quantity | Quantity / 250 ml | Quantity / 500 ml |
| Distilled water | 4 parts | 200 ml | 400 ml |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 1 part | 50 ml | 100 ml |
| Glycerin | 3 drops | 15 drops | 30 drops |
Thinner with commercial additives
Note: As the quantities of fluidifier and retarder are small, it is not appropriate to note the quantities in terms of parts.
| Ingredient | Quantity / 250 ml | Quantity / 500 ml |
| Distilled water | 160 ml | 320 ml |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 80 ml | 160 ml |
| Flow-Aid | 5 ml | 10 ml |
| Retarder | 5 ml | 10 ml |