Where can I buy ';transparent'; oil paints?

http://video.tiscali.it/canali/truveo/3159999435.html





In this video the late Bob Ross applies some ';transparent paint'; to the black Gesso, when he adds white to that, the colour shows. I was wondering where I can get the transparent paint from? or even what it is?





Thanks, Ben.Where can I buy ';transparent'; oil paints?
You can add your pigment to a glaze that ends up being transparent--the level of which depends on how much pigment you add.Where can I buy ';transparent'; oil paints?
No where in the film does he say anything about transparent paint all he was saying was the combination of colors he used on the background show up when he adds white There is no such thing as transparent paint. He talked about the black back ground and then adding color to the black color like dark blue an green and one more Any way there is no such animal as transparent paint, unless you were thinking of the white gesso he used in the middle, which he called watery white
There is no such thing anywhere available for purchase. To have any paint appear transparent you must thin it to that state. Some colors are more opaque or hiding and some are more staining colors but not transparent exactly out of the tube when painted full strength. Perhaps when brushing and blending some of the staining colors one can brush them out thin enough to allow some of the previous color to show through. So it is in thinning, extending and technique that gives paint a transparent look.
Try Michaels or Hobby Lobby.