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Cornelissen Ox Flat Lacquer

Starting at: £12.90

Soft but springy hair. For varnishing or lacquering. Also useful for watercolour washes. Learn More

Gelatine Capsules

Starting at: £5.80

Gelatine Capsules Learn More

Cornelissen Squirrel Flat Lacquer

Starting at: £20.05

Extra soft brush for varnishing or lacquering. Also useful for watercolour washes. Learn More

For sizing canvas prior to priming with an oil based primer. Do not use under acrylic primer. Soak overnight in water. Heat in double boiler (do not boil). Ratio water:size 13:1. Use while still warm. Rabbit Skin Glue do not contain any preservatives. 340 - 360 Bloom Learn More

Cornelissen Squirrel Mop

Starting at: £21.40

Traditional high quality soft hair mops with considerable colour carrying capacity. Useful for laying down large washes. Also used by gilders for tamping down gold leaf and for dusting. Learn More

Whiting

Starting at: £4.00

Whiting is powdered Calcium Carbonate, which can be mixed with rabbit skin glue to create a chalk-based ground for oil, tempera, distemper or encaustic painting. Traditionally, whiting was an important ingredient when preparing painting surfaces in the north of Europe, as opposed to gypsum (Calcium Sulphate), which was widely used south of the Alps. Learn More

Gelatine Leaf

Starting at: £5.30

A pure form of glue from animal tissue. Used for sizing paper. Used in gliding and for weak sizes in isolating layers in tempera painting. 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

Gold Leaf Starter Packs

Starting at: £13.70

Gold leaf starter packs - 5 leaf booklets of genuine gold leaf available in 22 ct Yellow gold and 23 3/4 ct Warm gold Learn More

Cornelissen 80 Palladium Leaf

Starting at: £75.40

Palladium Leaf, 80 x 80 mm. Book of 25 leaves. Coverage per book is 0.16 m2 (1.69 sq. feet) Learn More

Cornelissen Silver Leaf Thick

Starting at: £14.50

Cornelissen Silver Leaf Thick, 95 x 95 mm (34g/1000 lvs). Book of 25 leaves Learn More

Variegated Leaf Original Sample Chart

£15.00

Original hand made sample chart using genuine samples of each Variegated shade. Learn More

Aluminium Rolls

Starting at: £10.00

Aluminium Rolls Learn More

Agate Burnisher No 37 Series 1

£25.00

Agate Burnisher No 37 Series 1 Learn More

Cornelissen 80 Warm Gold Leaf 23 3/4 ct

Starting at: £56.50

Warm Gold Leaf 23.5 ct, 80 x 80 mm. Book of 25 leaves. Coverage per book is 0.16 m2 (1.69 sq. feet) Learn More

Japanese Gold 24ct

Starting at: £71.00

Highest quality 24ct gold leaf from Japan. Leaves measure 109×109mm and are approximately 0.1μ～0.2μ in thickness. These Tachikiri (contemporary) leaves are beaten in between glassine paper which leaves a much softer impression on the surface of each leaf, resulting in a slightly shinier finish than the more traditional Enzuke gold leaf. Each pack contains 10 leaves. Learn More