OIL MEDIUMS

Cobra Quick Drying Medium is a colourless medium that can be mixed with Cobra oil paint to reduce the drying time of the paint. It also increases the flow and transparency and makes the paint fatter. This quick drying medium is based on vegetable oils, synthetic resins and a siccative.

Shortens the drying time.

Increases the gloss and transparency of the paint.

Makes the paint fatter, just like Cobra Painting Medium.

Can be thinned with water.

Makes the brush stroke run slightly.

Increases the durability of the paint film.

Yellows slightly.

This premium linseed oil offers artists a high-quality medium for oil painting. With its cold-pressed formulation, it enhances paint flow, improves drying time, and adds a subtle sheen to artwork, ensuring professional results in a convenient 75ml size.

Improves Flow

Reduces Consistency

Increases Gloss

Increases Transparency

Ideal for grinding pigments

This thinner has been specially developed to maintain the oily feel ; keeps Artisan colour open longer than water. Although water is suitable as a diluent for the colour, its speedy evaporation can make the colour thicken upon the palette much quicker than conventional oil colour would when used with turpentine. As Artisan thinner does not form an emulsion with the colour, there is less colour change than there would be with water.

Low odour.

Can be cleaned up with water.

Can be combined with Artisan oils to prepare mediums.

This is a prepared medium that thins the colour consistency, improves flow and wetting, slows drying, increases the durability of the film and is resistant to yellowing. Artists' Painting Medium is well suited for 'oiling out'.

Winsor & Newton Artisan Impasto Medium is a specialized medium for artists working with water mixable oils. It is designed to enhance the texture and body of the paint, allowing artists to create thick and impasto effects.

This medium increases the viscosity and imparts a buttery consistency to the paint, enabling artists to build up layers, create textured brushstrokes, and add three-dimensional elements to their artwork. Winsor & Newton Artisan Impasto Medium is easy to use, dries to a durable and flexible finish, and maintains the water-mixable properties of the paints. It is an excellent choice for artists looking to explore the expressive possibilities of impasto techniques in their water mixable oil paintings.

This 75ml bottle of high-grade linseed stand oil provides artists with a reliable medium for oil painting. Its superior quality enhances drying time, promotes optimal flow, and imparts a durable and glossy finish to artworks, delivering professional results.

Improves flow of oil colours.

Excellent for masking mediums and glazing.

Smoothes brush strokes.

Slows drying and gives a tough elastic, pale film.

Slows drying rate while increasing durability of the film. Gives smooth enamel effect finish with no brush marks. Ideal for glazing and fine detail if mixed with solvent.

This is a fast drying medium that improves the flow and speeds the drying of Artisan oil colours, smoothes brushwork and increases gloss and transparency. It is excellent for glazing and producing fine detail and is resistant to yellowing.

This is a very popular medium as it speeds the drying of oil colour by about 50%, allowing further layers to be applied more quickly. The formulation has been improved and this has helped to wet the colour better. It thins the colour and increases gloss and transparency. When painting in layers it can substitute linseed oil and be combined with water and/ or thinner to maintain 'fat over lean.

This turpentine is a highly refined solvent for thinning oil colour and cleaning brushes. It is extremely effective in reducing the consistency of colour and also at removing paint when required. Winsor & Newton offer quality art products that are very popular with professionals and hobby artists.

The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium is designed to facilitate the flow of oil paint, level out the brush strokes and for glazing. The Clear Painting Medium can be of assistance to both the Traditional oil painter and the Wet-on-wet artist. It is a mix of Zest-it and Linseed Stand Oil without added Varnish, it also makes the paint it is used with dry faster.

For the Traditional oil painter. The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium is very useful for applying glazes to the painting. It dries clear and quite quickly, it will also lift any dull parts of a painting giving an overall balance to the surface finish. It does not contain any varnish, this keeps the dried glaze as a more flexible film and in keeping with the rest of the paintings structure. The last glaze can of course be worked into before it dries to completion.

Often when a painting has been drying for sometime dull areas show up. Before starting work on the painting again the artist often wants the 'wet look' back, this is an aid to judging the colour with more accuracy. Using the Clear Painting medium for this gives back the 'wet look', can be painted into and keeps the integrity of the painting. Very useful and a little goes a long way.

For the Wet-on-Wet painter. The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium gives an ideal base for the start of a canvas painting, allowing the artists to mix and blend colours on the canvas and can be used throughout the painting. The Clear Painting Medium can also be coloured before starting a wet-on-wet painting, just add a small amount of oil paint to an amount of the medium and mix together before using to wet the background - only a very thin coat is needed. The medium will stay workable for about twelve hours.

For the Tole or One-stroke painter. The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium is excellent for blending colours together when double loading a brush for one-stroke painting, which of course is a wet-on-wet painting method when using oils. When double loading a brush, mix a small amount of ZCPM with each pile of paint, then load into each side of the brush and blend on the palette. The painting medium also makes blending the applied colour easy.

The Clear Painting Medium can also be used to thin oil paint to an ink consistency for use with a dip pen nib, the oil written words will have a gloss and slightly raised profile.

Zest-It Marble Dust is a painting additive that is used to give 'tooth' and texture to your painting media. It can be added to oil paint, cold wax mediums, gesso, mediums, plaster and primers.

Zest-It Marble Dust is a non hazardous product made from pure marble (Calcium Carbonate - CaCO₂). It is ground to a fine 100 mesh size. Use with caution as it is a dusty material. It is advised to wear a mask while using it.

Bob Ross unique base coats are the foundation of his wet-on-wet technique.. Slow drying and smooth, they allow mixing and blending on the canvas.

Bob Ross Odorless Thinner is a high-quality solvent that is specifically designed for use with oil paints. This odorless thinner effectively thins and cleans oil paint brushes, allowing for smooth and seamless application. It has a low evaporation rate, providing artists with more working time and reducing the risk of paint drying on the brush. Bob Ross Odorless Thinner is a trusted choice for artists seeking a solvent that is safe to use and minimizes unpleasant odors in the studio.

This is a watermixable oil colour medium which allows classical oil colours to become water mixable. There is no need for turpentine or turpentine substitute if you add to it to oil colours. Thanks to a special combination of special emulsifiers with a polyester, the character of the oil colours is retained. Water can be used as a thinner. The medium allows for easy handling and easy cleaning of all work tools after painting with water. No need to use a special brush cleaner.

Bob Ross Odorless Thinner is a high-quality solvent that is specifically designed for use with oil paints. This odorless thinner effectively thins and cleans oil paint brushes, allowing for smooth and seamless application. It has a low evaporation rate, providing artists with more working time and reducing the risk of paint drying on the brush. Bob Ross Odorless Thinner is a trusted choice for artists seeking a solvent that is safe to use and minimizes unpleasant odors in the studio.

Reduces the consistency of oil colour and slows down drying time. In its raw state, it gives colour a high gloss. Diluted 50/50 with Turpentine or Low Odour Thinners, it creates an excellent medium for most types of painting.

The Lefranc & Bourgeois Medium Relief Rilievo (50ml) is a high-quality artistic medium that allows artists to create captivating textures and three-dimensional effects in their artworks. This 50ml bottle contains a medium relief gel that can be applied directly onto a variety of surfaces, such as canvas, wood, or paper. The gel has a smooth and creamy consistency, making it easy to apply with a brush or palette knife.

Once dry, it creates a raised surface that adds depth and tactile interest to paintings or mixed media pieces. Artists can use the Lefranc & Bourgeois Medium Relief Rilievo to enhance their artwork by adding texture, highlights, or sculptural elements. Whether you're a professional artist or a hobbyist, this medium offers endless creative possibilities to bring your art to life.

Winsor& Newton Distilled Turpentine is a high-quality solvent essential for artists and painters. It effectively thins oil colors, mediums, and varnishes, allowing for smooth brushwork and easy cleaning of brushes and tools. This odorless and highly refined turpentine ensures a clean and pleasant working environment for artists while achieving excellent results in their artwork.

Keep tightly closed and away from light to prevent oxidation.