Primers, Mediums & Varnishes
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Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel
Starting at: £8.80
Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel is the only solvent-free painting medium that supports a broad range of painting techniques with minimal compromise. Solvent-Free Gel gives colours more flow and transparency, yet holds the shape of your brushmark. Solvent-Free Gel has a moderately fast drying rate and increases gloss. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel is non-toxic and contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates. Learn More -
Gamblin GALKYD GEL "G GEL" 150ml
£25.30Galkyd Gel is a stiffer gel compared to Neo Megilp that holds thicker, sharper brush-marks and dries more quickly. Galkyd Gel increases transparency of oil colours and creates impasto. Learn More -
Cranfield Spectraflow Medium
Starting at: £17.90
This free flowing, slightly thixotropic medium is alkyd based and will not increase gloss when added to oil colours. It is quick drying. Learn More -
Cranfield Alkaflow Medium
Starting at: £17.10
A free flowing, alkyd based, gloss medium which may be used to thin oil paints. Alkaflow helps to remove brush strokes and give a smooth gloss finish. It is quick drying. Learn More -
Cranfield Spectragel Medium
Starting at: £17.80
This is a thixotropic alkyd medium designed to mix with oil colours, retaining the body of the paint. Spectragel is a gloss medium and is quick drying. It is a clear medium based on a synthetic resin that improves the weather resistance of oil colours; ideal for glazing and extending colours while retaining gloss and structure of paint. Learn More -
Cranfield Spectragel Medium Matt
Starting at: £20.00
This thixotropic alkyd is a medium designed to mix with oil colours, retaining the body of the paint. Matt Spectragel is a quick drying, clear, weather-resistant medium based on synthetic resin. Ideal for extending colours, Matt Spectragel Medium will retain structure and dry to a matt finish. Learn More -
Cranfield Beeswax Medium
Starting at: £20.40
A pereparation of pure beeswax in white spirit, this is used to achieve a soft sheen on your finished painting. It will retard drying, allowing you to achieve a range of effects. Learn More -
Winsor & Newton Liquin Original
Starting at: £9.00
Liquin Original is an alkyd based semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention.
- Halves the drying time of conventional oil colour (touch dry in 1-6 days depending on colour & film thickness).
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- Resists yellowing.
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Zest-It Clear Painting Medium
Starting at: £7.20
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Improves flow of oil paint and reduce brush strokes. Suitable for wet-on-wet techniques. Especially suitable for blending and glazing without varnish.
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Gamblin Gamsol Mineral Sprit
Starting at: £12.10
Gamsol is the safest solvent that allows oil painters to utilize all traditional painting techniques without compromise. Learn More -
Roberson Studio Safe Citrus Low Odour Solvent
Starting at: £10.90
Roberson Studio Safe Solvent can be used for brush cleaning and the thinning of paint as a non-volatile solvent alternative to turpentine and white spirit, it has an orange fragrance. Learn More -
Roberson Gum Turpentine
Starting at: £14.00
Less refined than rectified spirit of turpentine, this is a classic artists' quality turpentine. The natural gums found in Gum Turpentine mean that it is often preferred as constituent of painting mediums. Learn More -
Roberson Rectified Turpentine
Starting at: £14.00
Roberson Rectified Turpentine Use for thinning oil paints, solvent based mediums and varnishes Learn More -
Winsor & Newton Sansodor
Starting at: £6.70
Sansodor is a low odour solvent which evaporates slowly, increases blending time and is suitable for thinning oil colours and cleaning brushes.
Suitable for oil & alkyd colour. Well suited to artists who prefer to avoid exposure to turpentine.
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