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Oil Painting Mediums
Linseed Oil, Stand Oil, Safflower Oil, Walnut Oil,
Poppy Oil, Spike Lavender Oil, Liquin, Copal Medium

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Did You Know?
Linseed, Safflower and Walnut Oils are the binders - what holds the pigments together - in oil paints. Use it to glaze and add transparency to your paints. Did you alsoknow that the higher the quality of the oil, the more neutral the color will be. It CAN have an effect on the color of your paintings. Different oils have different functions as well. Some speed up the drying time, some thicken, some add shine. So read carefully before you buy, to make sure you're getting what you need. Lastly, we want you to know that you should know skimp on linseed oil. Buy the best you can afford. It will show in your paintings.

Gamblin Refined Linseed Oil Gamblin's Refined Linseed Oil is pressed from American flax seeds and refined using an alkalai process. This low acid oil is about as light and pure as it gets. Use linseed oil to thin oil colors and increase their brilliance and transparency. Linseed oil increases the tendency of white and lighter colors to yellow over time. AP non-toxic.

Cold Pressed Linseed Oil Pressed from flax seeds in Canada without using heat or chemicals of any kind. However, when used to thin oil colors, it increases the tendency to yellow over time. 8 oz (237 ml) bottle.

Refined Linseed Oil Use this alkali-refined, pale-colored oil to reduce oil color consistency, increase gloss, transparency, and slow drying time. Available in 500 ml or 1 liter bottles.

Cold-Pressed Linseed Oil Cold-pressed linseed oil is a natural oil of low viscosity. It is pressed from flax seeds without the use of heat. Cold-pressed linseed oil offers greater purity and clarity. Glass bottle.

 

Stand Linseed Oil Mix this pale, viscous oil with turpentine or white mineral spirits to improve the flow of your oil colors - it will retard drying and imparts a tough, elastic finish.

Stand Linseed Oil Mix this pale, viscous oil with turpentine or white mineral spirits to improve the flow of your oil colors - it will retard drying and imparts a tough, elastic finish.

Thickened Linseed Oil Syrupy consistency distinguishes this pale, refined oil that speeds drying and increases the flow of colors. 75 ml glass bottle.

Da Vinci Linseed Oil Linseed oil increases the brilliance and transparency of colors, and helps to eliminate brush strokes. Da Vinci's oil mediums are formulated especially for Da Vinci oil paints but can be used with any oil paint.

Maimeri Linseed Oil Maimeri Linseed Oil, a high-viscosity, alkalai refined oil, spreads out the brush stroke, reducing brush marks. It increases the brightness and glossiness of colors. Like all linseed oils, it has a tendency to yellow. It's housed in a glass bottle with a twist-off cap.

Stand Oil A high viscosity linseed oil, polymerized through heating, that imparts a very glossy texture and allows you to spread out your brushstrokes. In contrast with regular linssed oils, stand oil has very little tendancy to yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sennelier Refined Safflower Oil Sennelier offers the finest first-pressed safflower oil, purified to lower acidity while increasing clarity. Use it to increase oil fluidity and transparency, or in medium recipes. It won't yellow or alter the pigment's natural hue as linseed oil does.

Maimeri Safflower Oil Use to soften and make oils more fluid. It has similar characteristics to poppy seed oil. It won't yellow, it dries slowly, and it is particularly suitable for white and light colors.

Maimeri Walnut Oil Increases the brightness of colors. It has similar properties to linseed oil, but it won't yellow as much. Good drying power.

Maimeri Poppy Oil Poppy oil has extreme purity and lightfastness. It will not yellow, and it dries slowly. Similar to safflower oil, it is suited for whites and very light colors.

Spike Lavender Oil Distilled from a variety of the lavender plant family, this fragrant oil is a thinning agent with properties similar to turpentine but has a greater tendency to oxidize or gum and does not evaporate as readily.

 

 

 

 

Liquin Fine Detail The most fluid of the Liquin family of products, this gloss medium is ideal for fine detailed work, for producing a smooth surface picture, or in smoothly blended areas where brushmarks are not desired. The modern alternative to traditional copal mediums that were based on natural resins and offered fast-drying properties to artists, Fine Detail approximately halves the drying time of oil color, depending on the proportions added. It is touch-dry in one to five days, depending on the climate, colors used, and film weight. It is not recommended for use as a varnish or final coat.

Shiva Copal Painting Medium Prepared from the finest synthetic copal gum, Shiva Copal Painting Medium improves the flow of paint and speeds drying. It makes a tough final varnish, giving excellent protection for finished paintings. Avoid overloading the paint film with copal as this can cause excessive yellowing.