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Cornelissen Canada Balsam

Starting at: £28.50

Canada Balsam is an oleoresin, meaning that it is a mixture of essential oils and resin. It comes from the fir tree Abies balsamea, native to Canada and the eastern states of North America. It is notable for its pale colour, clarity and gloss, making it a useful ingredient in recipes for oil-painting mediums.

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Cornelissen Larch Venice Turpentine

Starting at: £25.80

Venice Trupentine is a thick, resinous liquid extracted from the Larix decidua, a larch tree native to Austria. It can impart luminosity, brilliance and gloss when used in mediums and varnishes, and as such it was highly valued during the Golden Age of painting in Venice. It is a slow-drying balsam, which can be diluted with turpentine or placed in a bath of warm water to aid flow.

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Cornelissen Rectified Turpentine

Starting at: £9.00

Volatile colourless liquid distilled from pine sap. Greater wetting powers than white spirit. Used to thin oil paint. Learn More

Cornelissen Lemon Oil

Starting at: £12.30

Lemon oil is an essential oil, primarily used for its scent. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Thickened Linseed Oil

Starting at: £9.20

From the Winsor & Newton website: A pale refined oil of syrupy consistency which behaves like Linseed Stand Oil but dries quicker and darker. Improves flow and gloss. Increases the durability of paint film. Reduces brushstroke retention. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Cold Pressed Linseed Oil

Starting at: £9.20

From the Winsor & Newton website: A slightly yellow oil, which is extracted without the use of heat dries slightly quicker than refined linseed oil. Improves flow. Increases gloss & transparency. Reduces consistency and brushstrokes. Ideal for grinding pigments. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Drying Linseed Oil

Starting at: £9.20

From the Winsor & Newton website: Darker than refined Linseed Oil, this oil promotes the fastest drying rate of all the oils, whilst increasing gloss. Improves flow. Increases gloss transparency. Add to other oils to speed drying.

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Winsor & Newton Refined Linseed Oil

Starting at: £6.85

From the Winsor & Newton website: Our most popular oil. A low viscosity alkali refined oil of pale colour that dries slowly. Reduces oil colour consistency. Increases gloss and transparency. Add to other oils to slow drying. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Drying Poppy Oil

Starting at: £9.20

From the Winsor & Newton website: A fast-drying, pale oil made from poppy seeds which is well suited for whites and pale colours. Reduces consistency. Increases gloss & transparency. Resists yellowing.

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Winsor & Newton Stand Linseed Oil

Starting at: £9.20

From the Winsor & Newton website: A pale viscous oil that slows drying while imparting a tough, smooth enamel finish with no brush marks. Increases film durability. Ideal for glazing and fine detail if mixed with solvent.

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Cornelissen Walnut Oil

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Starting at: £6.50

The introduction of Walnut Oil as a pigment binder is contemporaneous with the emergence of Linseed Oil. Their drying properties have been appreciated since the Middle Ages, and throughout history there is evidence of both oils being used alongside each other within the same painting. In fact, until the sixteenth century, it is believed that Walnut Oil was the preferred binding medium among Italian artists. It is made from mature walnut kernals, offering a pale colour and brilliant gloss. For this reason, it is sometimes chosen as a binder for light colours, as it provides a stronger paint film than Poppy Oil, and faster drying times. However, a paint film made from Walnut Oil will tend to be brittle, so it is more suited to a rigid support rather than canvas.

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Liquid Glass Mediums

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Starting at: £19.50

Renaissance Materials by Dr. David Cranswick.

A thick glazing medium of the 'Old Masters'. Liquid Glass Mediums facilitate building up layers of transparent glaze. Gloss or Satin.

Contains: Damar resin, linseed oil and beeswax (for Satin medium only)

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Saucer Dippers

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Starting at: £2.60

Well made metal dippers, available with or without lids. A rubber disc on the inside of the lid helps create a good seal and prevent leaks. Listed measurements are of the widest point of the dipper, not the aperture. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Picture Varnish Aerosol

Starting at: £18.25

Aerosol varnish for oil and acrylic paintings. Gloss, Satin or Matt finishes. Contains: Ketone resin, UV blockers. Unable to send overseas. Learn More

Winsor & Newton All Purpose Varnish Aerosol

Starting at: £18.25

Provides clear, non-removable protection of craftwork. Suitable for a variety of surfaces (wood, metal, paper, modelling materials). Contains: Acrylic resin. High Gloss or Matt. Unable to send overseas. Learn More