Oil Mediums
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Gamblin Galkyd Lite Medium
Starting at: £16.50
Galkyd Lite thins oil colors and increases transparency and gloss. When used in moderation with oil colors, Galkyd Lite will retain brushstrokes. Galkyd Lite is more fluid and less glossy compared to Galkyd. Thin layers will be touch-dry in 24 to 30 hours. Learn More -
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Roberson White Siccative
Starting at: £7.20
Strontium based. Recommended for mixing with pale colours as it doesn't alter the colour. Add sparingly to oil colours to accelerate drying. Learn More -
Roberson Cobalt Siccative
Starting at: £7.50
Cobalt drier in white spirit. Add sparingly to oil colours to accelerate drying. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Stand Oil
Starting at: £10.00
Paler, more viscous oil than refined linseed oil. Slows drying. Gives tough elastic finish. Mix with turps or white spirit to help colour flow and reduce brushmarks. Learn More -
Roberson Impasto Medium
Starting at: £16.20
A crack resistant medium for impasto effects. Retains palette knife & brush strokes. To retain colour strength mix 1 part medium to 1 part oil colour. Stand oil/Damar resin/Turpentine/Bleached Beeswax. Learn More -
Roberson 1810 Oil Medium
Starting at: £29.70
Traditional high oil "fat" painting medium, made using the highest quality materials. This premium all round medium can be mixed with oil colour in any ratio. Will retain colour strength, is resisiant to bleeding yet has good flow release and is ideal for blending. When dry, has an enamble-like quality. Stand oil/Cold-pressed Linseed oil/Canada Balsam/Rectified Spirit of Turpentine/Beeswax/Driers. Clean tools in white spirit. Do not use as a varnish, always mix with oil colour. Learn More -
Roberson Alkali Refined Linseed Oil
Starting at: £13.10
Alkali refined linseed oil of pale colour increases gloss, reduces consistency and slows drying time. Learn More -
Roberson Cold Pressed Linseed Oil
Starting at: £7.00
High quality, slightly yellow oil made in the USA. Extracted without the use of heat. Increases gloss and transparency and reduces brushmarks. Highly recommended for grinding pigments. Learn More -
Roberson Glaze Medium Matt
Starting at: £9.50
Contains silica driers. May darken if cap is left off bottle. If this happens replace lid, leave overnight and the colour will be restored with no longterm ill effects. Learn More -
Roberson Glaze Medium Satin
Starting at: £9.50
Mix with either tube oil colour or dry pigment to increase translucency, flow. Ideal for thin glazes, fine detail and smooth brushwork. Satin finish. Learn More -
Michael Harding Balsam Resin Glaze Medium
Starting at: £26.70
Historic paint medium, based on Austrian larch turpentine (also called Venice Turpentine) combined with dammar resin and linseed stand oil. Larch or Venice turpentine adds a wonderful gloss, almost enamel-like, to oil paints. This Balsam resin glaze medium can be added to your oil colours to enhance the depth, gloss and lustre of your paints. It smells wonderful! Dammar Resin, Austrian Larch Turpentine, Linseed Stand oil, Double rectified turpentine Recommendation: Add 5-10% to your neat oil colour as required Learn More -
Michael Harding Oleo Resin Glaze Medium
Starting at: £23.80
Oleo Resin Medium is a historic glaze medium based on light coloured Canada balsam fused with dammar resin and linseed stand oil. This versatile medium provides high gloss levels while imparting depth to paint films. This is a light sensitive product so store in a cool dark place Canada Balsam, one of the ingredients in this oil painting medium, a turpentine made from the resin of the Balsam fir tree used in oil painting to achieve a glow and encourage fusion. Dammar resin, Canada Balsam, Linseed stand oil and Double rectified turpentine Recommendation: Add 5-10% to neat oil colour as required Learn More -
Michael Harding Resin Oil Wax Medium
Starting at: £10.70
Resin Oil Wax Medium is a soft painting paste, derived from pure bleached beeswax then mixed with dammar resin and linseed stand oil. This popular medium creates a satin sheen and gentle impasto in paint layers. Settling of the medium may occur so allow the jar to stand in hot water and stir contents until dissolved. This is a light sensitive product – store in a cool dark place away from direct sunlight. Bleached Beeswax, Dammar Resin, Linseed stand oil and double rectified turpentine Recommendation: Add 5-10% to your near oil colours as required Learn More -
Michael Harding Damar Glaze Medium
Starting at: £10.50
Traditional glaze medium which includes a small portion of siccative to aid drying. It is designed to create gloss and depth within your oil paint layers. Made by dissolving dammar crystals into the finest Portuguese maritime turpentine which is then combined with stand oil. Dammar Glaze Medium is known for its speedy drying time of oil colours; use with slower-drying colours. Dammar resin, linseed stand oil, Double rectified turpentine and Cobalt Siccative 2% This is a light-sensitive product so store in a cool dark place Recommendation: Add 10-20% to neat oil colour as required Learn More