Roberson

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Roberson Matt Medium
Starting at: £13.50
Roberson's Matt Medium creates a dead-flat finish when mixed with oil colour. It aids the flow and increases the artist's control of oil paint, allowing for smooth application flat brush marks with low edges. It can be mixed with oil paint in any ratio. Learn More -
Roberson Satin Glaze Medium
Starting at: £9.80
Mix with tube oil colours or pigment to improve flow and translucency. For thin glazes, fine details and smooth brushwork. Learn More -
Roberson White Siccative
Starting at: £8.40
A strontium-based siccative, milder than cobalt driers. Add sparingly to oil colours to accelerate drying, particularly recommended for pale colours. Learn More -
Roberson Canada Balsam Medium
Starting at: £39.10
A high quality painting medium which will produce a deep glow, made from Canada Balsam and Turpentine. Especially effective with transparent oil colours, it is recommended as the medium of choice in the final stages of an oil painting. Learn More -
Studio Safe Liquid Medium
Starting at: £17.10
Studio Safe Liquid Medium is a mix of Studio Safe Solvent and natural artists' oils. It is used to thin paint and increase gloss. This product is non-aromatic, non-flammable and has an orange scent. Learn More -
Roberson Maroger Medium
Starting at: £18.60
Roberson Maroger Medium can be mixed in equal parts with oil colours to give a lasting brilliance and workable consistency to paints. It prevents sinking when using a wet-in-wet techniques.
Contains: Damar Resin, Gum Arabic, Linseed Oil
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Roberson 1810 Medium
Starting at: £34.20
This is a traditional, high-oil "fat" painting medium, made using the highest quality materials. It will retain colour strength, is resistant to bleeding, has good flow release, is ideal for blending, and can be mixed with oil colours in any ratio. When dry, it creates an enamel-like surface.
Contains: 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.
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Roberson Glaze Medium
Starting at: £9.60
Mix with tube oil colours or pigment to improve flow and translucency. For thin glazes, fine details and smooth brushwork.
Contains: Turpentine, Damar Resin, Stand Oil, Cobalt Dryers.
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Roberson Matt Glaze Medium
Starting at: £9.80
Mix with tube oils or pigment to improve flow and translucency, resulting in a satin finish. Contains silica driers. May darken if cap is left off bottle; if this happens, replace the lid and leave overnight to restore the colour with no lasting ill effects.
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Roberson Impasto Medium
Starting at: £16.50
Roberson Impasto medium is a crack-resistant medium for impasto effects. It retains palette knife and brush strokes, giving the paint sharp, defined edges. It remains thick and doubles paint easily, drying to a matte finish. To retain colour strength, mix one part medium to one part oil colour.
Contains: Stand Oil, Damar Resin, Turpentine, Bleached Beeswax.
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Roberson Florentine Medium
Starting at: £10.80
When Roberson Florentine Medium is mixed with oil colour, it is possible to paint freely on textile fabrics, which will stand up to subsequent hand-washing with soap and water. It may also be used when painting with oils on unprepared paper. Learn More -
Roberson Cobalt Siccative
Starting at: £7.70
A cobalt drier in white spirit, to be added sparingly to oil colours to accelerate drying. Learn More -
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Roberson Studio Safe Solvent
Starting at: £10.90
A highly efficient and safer solvent for oil paint. Studio Safe is non-aromatic and non-flammable and has a pleasant orange smell. Use for brush cleaning and the thinning of paint and as an alternative to traditional turpentine and white spirit.
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Roberson Pocket Sable Travel Brush
Starting at: £17.50
Pure Kolinsky sable with a uniquely designed case to satisfy the travelling watercolourist. Double section handle protects the brush head in transit and unscrews to form a comfortable handle. Learn More -
Roberson Priming Brush
Starting at: £8.90
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Selected short hog hair. Economical brush for a wide variety of priming uses. Learn More -
Cornelissen Copaiba Balsam
Starting at: £20.80
Copaiba Balsam comes from the South American tree Copaifera landsdorfii. Its primary function is to improve the appearance of paint layers that may have become dull, brittle or sunken upon drying. It is a viscous liquid that may be diluted with turpentine, but which should not be used in painting mediums.
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Cornelissen Larch Venice Turpentine
Starting at: £28.80
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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Roberson Pure Gum Turpentine
Starting at: £14.00
Slightly less refined than rectified spirit of turpentine. Often preferred as constituent of painting mediums. Learn More -
Roberson White Spirit
Starting at: £7.50
Plastic container. Solvent distilled from crude petroleum oils. Used to thin colour and to clean brushes. Slower drying time than turpentine. Learn More -
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Cornelissen Lemon Oil
Starting at: £12.30
Lemon oil is an essential oil, primarily used for its scent. Learn More -
Roberson Water Gold Size 15 ml
£12.30Traditional size for illumination. Made with natural gums. Yellow colour. Learn More -
Roberson Improved Gold Body 15 ml
£11.50Raising preparation for illumination. Yellow colour. Learn More -
Roberson Clear Shellac Varnish
Starting at: £11.50
Fast drying varnish for metal leaf. May also be used to seal absorbent surfaces prior to sizing. Cellulose based. Clean brushes with methylated spirits. Learn More -
Roberson Extra Fine Retouching Varnish
Starting at: £8.40
Synthetic, Polaroid B67 retouching varnish made as an alternative to natural resin, Damar retouching varnish. superior non-yellowing characteristics. Less readily absorbed into painted surface and less susceptible sinking. Dries quickly to a breathable, uniform, gloss finish. Learn More -
Studio Safe Gloss Picture Varnish
Starting at: £17.90
Studio Safe Gloss Picture Varnish. Dries to a gloss finish Learn More -
Roberson Crystal Shellac Varnish
Starting at: £9.30
Clear synthetic varnish with superior clarity. Does not discolour gold and silver leaf. Use as a protective coating over gilded surfaces to prevent tarnishing and for sealing gesso prior to gilding. Learn More -
Studio Safe Retouching Damar Varnish
Starting at: £15.20
Studio Safe Retouching Damar Varnish. Use where dull or sunken areas of a painting need lifting. Learn More -
Roberson A81 Varnish
Starting at: £8.50
Roberson A81 Picture Varnish A reversible picture varnish suitable for both specialist conservation work and general picture varnish needs. Non-yellowing, dries to a gloss finish. Cleaning: Wash brushes in turpentine Learn More


