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Commiphora Myrrh Resin 10 grams

£2.95

Commiphora Myrrh Resin 10 grams 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

French Chalk

Starting at: £5.50

French Chalk is a term commonly used to describe talcum powder and is also known as talc. This grade is very fine magnesium silicate It is sometimes used as a filler in pastels, to make soft sticks that produce velvety marks as it has a soapy like consistency.

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Precipitate Chalk

Starting at: £6.30

Precipitate Chalk is fine and white. For use in aqueous mediums as a ground for oil and tempera paintings. Learn More

Rottenstone Grey

Starting at: £7.00

Fine abrasive powder used historically for polishing daguerreotype plates. Can be used to age wooden frames and object's d'art. Learn More

Gum Arabic

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Starting at: £6.30

Gum Arabic is a resoluble binding agent, commonly used in the preparation of watercolours, but also useful as an adhesive, a size, and in the production of soft pastels. It is a natural product, harvested from the Acacia tree between October and May. The highest grade of Gum Arabic comes from the Kordofan region of Sudan. It is exceptionally pale and pure and therefore particularly suited to watercolour painting. Please see the Formulas & Recipes section on our homepage for a recipe to make your own watercolour paints using Gum Arabic (currently under construction). 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

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 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 Sandarac

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Starting at: £8.60

Gum Sandarac, derived from a coniferous tree, is available in powdered or lump form. It can be dissolved in alcohol to create a varnish that is suitable as an isolating layer in oil painting and as a traditional top coat for egg tempera. It forms a brittle layer, so is only suitable for use on a rigid support. Another application is as a surface preparation for calligraphy; the ground gum can be dusted across a piece of prepared vellum or paper to create a resist, which shrinks ink strokes slightly, making them appear finer, with crisp edges. Learn More

Colophony

Starting at: £7.30

Colophony is a by-product of the distillation of turpentine. It is soluble in most solvents, but considered an adulterant in varnishes and paints, as it forms a weak surface that is prone to darkening and cracking. It is, however, a key ingredient in wax-based etching grounds, imparting hardness, and can be used in powdered form (rosin) to make aquatints. Learn More

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

Cornelissen Silver Foil Leaf-Single

£13.00

Cornelissen Silver Foil Leaf-Single Learn More

Cornelissen Lithography Sponge, Compressed

£6.50

Cornelissen Lithography Sponge, Compressed. Designed to keep the litho stone wet during printing. It can be used for preparing printmaking or watercolour paper. Learn More

Lithography Leather Roller 35cm

£505.75

Traditional rolling up roller and colour printing roller supplied with leather grip handles for easy rotation. Diameter: 10cm Length: 35cm. Wider (45 cm) version available upon special order request (£560.00 Inc VAT). Learn More

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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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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Genuine Gold Rolls

Starting at: £1,192.60

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Soft Sewn Sketchbook

Starting at: £5.00

Soft Sewn Sketchbook. 64 Pages, 120GSM Acid-Free Paper. Learn More

Artools Wood & Felt Baren for Relief Printmaking

£6.45

Artools Wood & Felt Baren for Relief Printmaking Learn More

Cornelissen Gold Powder 1 g Gris 9.6 Carat

£87.00

Cornelissen Gold Powder 1 gram Gris. *While stocks last. Learn More

Cornelissen Silver Powder 1 g

£55.00

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Cornelissen Gold Powder 1 g Vert Fonce 18.4 Carat

£110.00

Cornelissen Gold Powder 1 gram Vert Fonce. *While stocks last. Learn More

Cornelissen Gold Powder 1 g Blanc

£75.00

Cornelissen Gold Powder 1 gram Blanc. *While stocks last. Learn More

Pearl Lustre Pigments 7g

Starting at: £4.70

Pearl Lustre Pigments 7g. Colour swatch on the left indicates colour on a White Background and Colour on a Black Background on the right. Learn More

Pearl Lustre Pigments 1 kg

Starting at: £94.00

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Pearl Lustre Pigments 1 kg. Colour swatch on the left indicates colour on a White Background and Colour on a Black Background on the right. Learn More

Metalpoint Holder

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£31.00

One end of our metalpoint holder is a reversible chuck to hold a range of wire sizes, while the other end can hold the lead of a clutch pencil.

Please note, the newer model has a metal body with black metal ends, the product will slightly differ from the image shown.

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Cornelissen Imitation Gold No 2.5

Starting at: £7.40

Coverage per book of 25 leaves is 0.49 m2 (5.29 sq feet) Learn More

Coated Metalpoint Paper

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Starting at: £0.90

Coated paper for silverpoint and metalpoint drawing. A4 and A5 sheets available in 140gsm and 250gsm. (*Please note - this paper is not archival*) Learn More

Metalpoint Storage Box

£1.50

Storage box for metalpoint wires with 2 inch length. Rectangular rigid clear polystyrene box. Internal size 60x44x24 mm Learn More