Painting Oils
Venetian Turpentine
A heavy thick liquid made from European Pine Trees and used in oil mediums, varnishes and resins. It offers transparency and a glossy surface. Due…
Spike Lavender Oil
Distilled from a variety of the lavender plant family, this fragrant oil has properties similar to turpentine, but has a greater tendency to oxidize or…
Linseed Oil
Extracted from the flax plant, used for thinning oil color thus imparts a natural luster to the painting. As a vegetable base oil it leaves…
Poppy Oil
Extracted from poppy seeds, used for thinning oil color and providing a natural luster to a painting. Poppy Oil leaves no residue when dry and…
Sun Thickened
Linseed Oil
Still made by the orthodox method of exposure to the sun for prolonged periods. Its increased viscosity improves drying, leveling and protective characteristics. Used…
Stand Linseed Oil
A heavy, viscous oil for blending with oil color to produce surface transparency and brightness and a smoothness which enhances the leveling of the brush…
Sun Thickened Poppy Oil
A glossing oil made from condensed poppy oil by the orthodox method of exposure to the sun for prolonged periods. This oil alone mixed with…
Painting Oil
Painting Oil is an ideal mixture of Spirit of Turpentine, Linseed Oil, Siccatif and resin. The use of this medium will speed drying time, add…
Spirit of Petroleum
A refined petroleum oil that is most effective in thinning colors and providing a smoothness in application similar to watercolor painting. A volatile medium that…
Lesolvent
Lesolvant is an ideal mixture of Spirit of Turpentine, Poppy Oil, Siccatif and resin. The use of this medium will speed the drying time, add…
Spirit of Turpentine
An extract of resin from pine trees that is most effective in thinning colors and providing a smoothness in application similar to watercolor painting. A…
Varnishes
Retouch Varnish
A type of glossing oil used to retouch a painting after completion. Retouch Varnish is not as thick as Holbein Picture Varnish. Available in 55ml…
Painting Varnish
A type of luster oil. When applied with Poppy Oil or Linseed Oil, this varnish gives extreme brilliance to the picture. Allows for a faster…
Picture Varnish
For application to the painting about six month after completion. Brush this oil very thinly and lightly onto the work after it has completely dried.…
White Mat Varnish
A varnish use to matte down a completed painting. Allows the painting to be viewed from many different angles much like a watercolor painting, as…
Japan Gold Size
A dark liquid which acts as a quick drying adhesive for gliding (gold leaf). Made from copal resin dissolved in turpentine and processed vegetable oils.…
Drying Mediums
Quick Drying Medium
A non-yellowing mixture of stand oil, resin and refined petroleum oil. When mixed with oil color it will accelerate drying time and harden the painting…