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Carrageen Moss
Starting at: £51.00
Carrageen Moss is a seaweed that is gathered from the Irish coast, whose natural thickening properties are often exploited by the food industry. It is also used as a size in traditional paper marbling, as it allows colours to float and be manipulated on the surface of the water. Learn More -
Paraloid B72 Resin
Starting at: £11.40
Dissolved in acetone and is used as a glue/protective coat by conservators. Learn More -
Dragon's Blood Pieces
Starting at: £25.40
Dragon's Blood is a natural, resin, mentioned by Pliny in his Natural History. It has a weak tinting strength, and its rich red colour can be fugitive in direct sunlight. It is fully soluble in alcohol, and can be used to add a warm, transparent tone to spirit varnishes. Also available in powdered form.
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Dragon's Blood Powder
Starting at: £28.10
Dragon's Blood is a natural, resin, mentioned by Pliny in his Natural History. It has a weak tinting strength, and its rich red-colour can be fugitive in direct sunlight. It is fully soluble in alcohol, and can be used to add a warm, transparent tone to spirit varnishes. Also available in lump form.
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Powdered Rosin
Starting at: £13.90
Rosin is the powdered form of colophony, which is a by-product of the distillation of turpentine. Its primary application is to create tonal areas on metal plates as an aquatint resist. It is also an additive in etching grounds, where it gives a hard surface to the otherwise soft wax. Learn More -
Gum Tragacanth
Starting at: £20.00
Gum Tragacanth is a natural tree gum with pigment-binding properties. It can be used to make a very matte watercolour, but is most commonly used in the production of soft pastels.
Please see the Formulas & Recipes section on our homepage for a recipe to make your own pastels using Gum Tragacanth (currently under construction).
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Gum Mastic
Starting at: £20.30
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Gum Mastic is a tree resin, which dissolves into a clear varnish with alcohol or turpentine, but not with mineral spirits. Mastic varnishes are more prone to blooming and darkening with age than damar-based varnishes, and painting mediums that contain gum mastic can deteriorate in unpredictable ways. For this reason, it is primarily used in restoration, rather than in the production of artwork. Learn More -
Gum Damar
Starting at: £10.00
Damar is a pale, almost colourless tree resin, which is soluble in turpentine, but not in alcohol or mineral spirits. It can be used as a varnish or as a glossy painting medium in conjunction with vegetable oils, and is generally preferable to other resin-based varnishes, such as mastic varnish, as it retains its colourless appearance for a longer period of time. In encaustic painting, the inclusion of damar resin imparts toughness and gloss to the paint surface. Learn More -
Gum Benzoin
Starting at: £14.70
Gum Benzoin is used as a fixative, slowing the dispersion of essential oils and other materials into the air. Is occasionally called for in some old varnish recipes where it was employed primarily for its odour. Learn More -
Gesso di Bologna
Starting at: £12.00
Gesso di Bologna is a bright white Calcium Sulphate, or gypsum, from Italy, which can be used as a substitute for whiting in the preparation of gesso. It is ground to a particularly fine powder, which makes it a suitable ground for gilding, as the small size of the particles allows for greater compression when burnishing. Learn More -
Tallow
Starting at: £34.60
Used in printmaking. Imparts softness and greasiness. An ingredient for producing soft etching ground. Learn More -
Carborundum Powder
Starting at: £11.50
Carborundum Powder. Grid of coarseness: Fine 120/220, Medium 80/120, Coarse 60/80 Learn More -
Ferric Chloride
Starting at: £15.00
For the etching of plates for printing fine art images in intaglio. Ferric Chloride can be used as a non toxic alternative to nitric acid in the etching process. Suitable for etching most types of metals including copper, zinc, mild steel, aluminium, iron and brass. Learn More -
Asphaltum Powder
Starting at: £14.30
Used in etching grounds and stopping out varnishes. Can be used as a blackish brown colourant but when combined with oil causes wrinkling and cracking. Learn More -
Fumed Silica
Starting at: £13.60
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An inert substance with coarse texture and no colouring capability. Use in grounds and to provide tooth to mixed paints. Also used as an adulterant. Can be used for thickening acrylic and oil mediums. Learn More -
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Cornelissen Squirrel Flat Lacquer
Starting at: £20.05
Extra soft brush for varnishing or lacquering. Also useful for watercolour washes. Learn More -
Cornelissen Ox Flat Lacquer
Starting at: £12.90
Soft but springy hair. For varnishing or lacquering. Also useful for watercolour washes. Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 282
Starting at: £23.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 282 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 280
Starting at: £26.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 280 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 273
Starting at: £26.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 273 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 264
Starting at: £23.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 264 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 260
Starting at: £23.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 260 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 236
Starting at: £17.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 236 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 217
Starting at: £17.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 217 Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 227
Starting at: £23.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf Learn More -
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 216
Starting at: £17.00
Cornelissen Variegated Metal Leaf 216 Learn More -
Cornelissen Copper Leaf Bulk Packs
Starting at: £550.00
Cornelissen Copper Leaf Bulk Packs Learn More -
Cornelissen Aluminium Leaf Bulk Packs
Starting at: £16.00
Cornelissen Aluminium Leaf Bulk Packs Learn More