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  1. Gamboge Powder

    Gamboge Powder

    Starting at: £5.20

    Gamboge is a natural tree resin, generally extracted by tapping of Garcinia trees, available as a powder and in the solid "pipe" form. One of the unique features of Pipe Gamboge is that it does not require a binding agent to be used as a paint. Instead, colour can be lifted with a wet brush, as from a watercolour pan. When used as a water colour, it gives a bright transparent golden yellow colour. It is highly transparent, fugitive to light, with a weak tinting strength. The powder can be dissolved in alcohol to colour resin-based varnishes. Gamboge was used from ancient times to dye the clothes and also to make a transparent yellow varnish for the colouring of wood, metals and leather.

    Pipe Gamboge is available while stocks last. Larger quantities are available by request.

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  2. Winsor & Newton Liquin Light Gel

    Winsor & Newton Liquin Light Gel

    Starting at: £9.20

    From the Winsor & Newton website: This quick drying gloss medium offers a slight gel that brushes out smoothly and is ideal for artists looking for a non-drip effect when mixed with colour. Speeds drying (touch dry in 1-6 days depending on colour and film thickness). Ideal for glazing. Resists yellowing. Not suitable as a varnish or final coat. Learn More
  3. Cornelissen Ox Flat Lacquer

    Cornelissen Ox Flat Lacquer

    Starting at: £12.90

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

    Maimeri Fixative Varnish

    Starting at: £14.95

    Non-yellowing synthetic resin dissolved in ethyl alcohol. 609 is for use on charcoal, pencil, pastel, watercolour and gouache, 675 is for universal use. Use sparingly to fix and protect your pieces. Learn More
  5. Artist's Handbook

    Artist's Handbook

    £30.00

    By Pip Seymour. The Artist’s Handbook provides artists with in-depth, practical information on the materials, equipment and skills necessary for all areas of artistic practice. Topics covered include advice on how to select appropriate art materials, including paints, brushes, canvases and drawing materials; techniques for making your own paints, glue, varnishes and paper; advice on how to achieve the best results from both manufactured and hand-made materials; the best methods of storing and preserving finished artworks, and health and safety precautions. 520 pages. Learn More
  6. Roberson Straw Hat Varnish

    Roberson Straw Hat Varnish

    Starting at: £37.50

    Varnish (Black Dark) Meths based quick drying stopping out varnish, two coats may be needed for a good acid resist. Learn More
  7. Gum Sandarac

    Gum Sandarac

    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
  8. Winsor & Newton Liquin Impasto

    Winsor & Newton Liquin Impasto

    Starting at: £11.65

    From the Winsor & Newton website: A quick drying, semi-gloss medium which thickens slowly and extends tube colour retaining crisp textures brush marks without any visible levelling. Speeds drying (touch dry in 1-6 days depending on colour and film thickness). Resists yellowing. Not suitable as a varnish or final coat.

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  9. da Vinci Series 5080 Cosmotop Varnish

    da Vinci Series 5080 Cosmotop Varnish

    Starting at: £14.85

    Light brown, extra smooth and soft synthetic hair with black polished handle, tin ferrule. Learn More
  10. Roberson 1810 Medium

    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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  11. Colophony

    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
  12. Daniel Smith Watercolour Ground Mars Black 4oz

    Daniel Smith Watercolour Ground Mars Black 4oz

    £10.30

    Mars Black makes our Luminescent Watercolors “pop” and also provides an exciting, unexpected background for all your standard watercolour paints. Soft pastels, graphite and watercolour pencils show up beautifully on both the buff and black. *Please note, this product is stored offsite. Please allow extra time for your order to be processed and dispatched. Learn More
  13. Charbonnel Lamour Black

    Charbonnel Lamour Black

    Starting at: £30.20

    Bitumen, turpentine. Covering varnish with hard finish. Recommended for aquatint techniques. Learn More
  14. Roberson Liquid Metal 250ml

    Roberson Liquid Metal 250ml

    Starting at: £18.90

    Roberson Liquid Metals have a rich deep colour, ideal for a wide range of applications including plaster, wood, paper & canvas. The Liquid Metal range does not tarnish and does not need to be varnished. All colours are intermixable and wash up with water. The Liquid Metal range does not tarnish and does not need to be varnished. All colours are intermixable and wash up with water. Coverage is approximately 7 square metres per litre. Two coats are required for most applications but if applied to walls or ceilings with a roller or a brush then three or four coats are recommended. Because of the highly reflective nature of the metallic paint when applying with a roller to a large area apply the paint evenly in long vertical strokes, finishing off the surface by rolling or brushing in one direction, i.e ceiling to floor. This will help to minimise overlapping and create a smooth and even finish. We recommend the use of a professional quality foam roller in order to achieve the best possible finish. When applying with a roller to a large area, apply the paint evenly in long vertical strokes. Finish off the surface by rolling one direction, i.e. ceiling to floor. This will help minimise overlapping and create a smooth, even finish. These paints can also be sprayed and this will produce the best and most consistent finish. To spray Liquid Metal Acrylics, you will need to use HVLP spray equipment with a 1.6mm or 1.8mm nozzle. To ensure proper flow, paint can be thinned with 25-30% water. Learn More
  15. Gum Damar

    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
  16. Liquitex Acrylic Gloss Medium and Varnish

    Liquitex Acrylic Gloss Medium and Varnish

    Starting at: £20.40

    Liquitex Acrylic Gloss Medium and Varnish Learn More
  17. da Vinci Series 5073 Synthetic Mottler

    da Vinci Series 5073 Synthetic Mottler

    Starting at: £6.70

    Very soft synthetic bristles, excellent for all-round use. Bight green handle, grey bristles. Learn More
  18. Roberson Linseed Stand Oil

    Roberson Linseed Stand Oil

    Starting at: £10.50

    Linseed Oil is derived from flax seeds, and appears on our shelves in many guises: Cold Pressed, Refined, Stand Oil, and as a key ingredient in many mediums. It has been appreciated for its drying properties since the Medieval period, and has become the most popular oil used in painting today due to the strong, flexible and glossy film that it creates.

    Stand Oil is paler and more viscous than other Linseed Oils, having been heated and kept at temperature to provoke a molecular change. It is not suitable for grinding colours, but it is a very versatile ingredient that can be thinned with turpentine to create a glazing medium or be included in a varnish. Stand Oil is notable for its ability to smooth out brush strokes to create an enamel-like surface.

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  19. Gamblin Cold Wax Medium

    Gamblin Cold Wax Medium

    Starting at: £12.60

    * Only available online.* Cold Wax medium is made by Gamblin. They say:

    "Cold Wax medium is made from naturally white, pure beeswax. Formulated to knife consistency, Cold Wax Medium makes oil colours thicker and more matte. Cold Wax Medium can be used to make Gamblin mediums and Gamvar more matte. It can also be applied alone as a matte varnish."

    Please see below for more information.

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  20. Clear Dewaxed Shellac

    Clear Dewaxed Shellac

    Starting at: £9.20

    Shellac is a natural resin that is deposited by the female lac insect on the branches of trees in India and Thailand. It is soluble with alcohol, but not with mineral spirits or turpentine. It forms a tough yet flexible film, with many applications. It is suitable as a top coat for gilding when applied thinly, a sealant for porous surfaces, an isolating layer for tempera paintings, a base for pigmented inks, a protective layer for collograph plates, and a warm varnish for wooden floors and furniture. As it is prone to darkening with age, it is not recommended as a varnish for oils, and its solubility can reduce over time. There are various grades of shellac. When mixed with alcohol, it may initially form a cloudy mixture, due to traces of wax in the shellac, but this should become clear once it has dried. The highest grades of shellac are Clear Dewaxed Shellac, which has been de-coloured using the carbon filtering method, Lemon Shellac, and Orange Shellac, which are pale in colour. Button Shellac is less refined and therefore produces a reddish varnish. It was, in fact, widely used as a red dye before synthetic dyes became available. Learn More
  21. Roberson Liquid Metal 5Ltr

    Roberson Liquid Metal 5Ltr

    Starting at: £255.80

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    5 Litre containers are not available in the shop, but only as a special order through the website or over the telephone. Roberson Liquid Metals have a rich deep colour, ideal for a wide range of applications including plaster, wood, paper & canvas. The Liquid Metal range does not tarnish and does not need to be varnished. All colours are intermixable and wash up with water. The Liquid Metal range does not tarnish and does not need to be varnished. All colours are intermixable and wash up with water. Coverage is approximately 7 square metres per litre. Two coats are required for most applications but if applied to walls or ceilings with a roller or a brush then three or four coats are recommended. Because of the highly reflective nature of the metallic paint when applying with a roller to a large area apply the paint evenly in long vertical strokes, finishing off the surface by rolling or brushing in one direction, i.e ceiling to floor. This will help to minimise overlapping and create a smooth and even finish. We recommend the use of a professional quality foam roller in order to achieve the best possible finish. When applying with a roller to a large area, apply the paint evenly in long vertical strokes. Finish off the surface by rolling one direction, i.e. ceiling to floor. This will help minimise overlapping and create a smooth, even finish. These paints can also be sprayed and this will produce the best and most consistent finish. To spray Liquid Metal Acrylics, you will need to use HVLP spray equipment with a 1.6mm or 1.8mm nozzle. To ensure proper flow, paint can be thinned with 25-30% water. Learn More
  22. Cornelissen Larch Venice Turpentine

    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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  23.  Liquid Metal Colour Chart

    Roberson Liquid Metal Colour Chart Hand Made

    £11.00

    Roberson Liquid Metals have a rich deep colour, ideal for a wide range of applications including plaster, wood, paper & canvas. The Liquid Metal range does not tarnish and does not need to be varnished. All colours are inter-mixable. This is a double sided and hand painted colour chart of the full range. Learn More

  24. Omega Series 1031 Spalter Varnish

    Omega Series 1031 Spalter Varnish

    Starting at: £19.40

    Lily bristle brush for dragging or varnish walls and large surfaces. 100% pure hog bristles. Learn More
  25. Casein Lactic

    Casein Lactic

    Starting at: £15.95

    Casein is a protein derived from dried milk, which has been used in painting since ancient times. It can be combined with Ammonium Carbonate to form an emulsion, which acts as a durable, non-resoluble binder for pigments, producing a matte, fast-drying paint, similar in appearance to egg tempera. We use casein as a binder for our L. Cornelissen & Son Pigment Colour Charts, as it is a medium that clearly showcases the characteristics and behaviour of each pigment in its pure form. Casein paints can be applied in thin layers to watercolour paper, but would require a more rigid support, such as a gesso panel, to be applied thickly, as the comparative inflexibility of the paint layer means that it can be prone to cracking. Subsequent layers of paint should be more diluted to aid adhesion, and impasto effects are not recommended. It is possible to varnish casein paintings using an acrylic or damar varnish to obtain a glossy surface if desired, although this is not a necessary step. Casein can also be used as an ingredient in gesso, and is a suitable binder for fresco secco techniques.

    Some pigments may require a wetting agent in order to fully disperse within the binder, in which case alcohol may be used.

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  26. Gamboge Pipe Pieces

    Gamboge Pipe Pieces

    Starting at: £22.00

    Gamboge is a natural tree resin, generally extracted by tapping of Garcinia trees, available as a powder and in the solid "pipe" form. One of the unique features of Pipe Gamboge is that it does not require a binding agent to be used as a paint. Instead, colour can be lifted with a wet brush, as from a watercolour pan. When used as a water colour, it gives a bright transparent golden yellow colour. It is highly transparent, fugitive to light, with a weak tinting strength. The powder can be dissolved in alcohol to colour resin-based varnishes. Gamboge was used from ancient times to dye the clothes and also to make a transparent yellow varnish for the colouring of wood, metals and leather.

    Pipe Gamboge is available while stocks last. Larger quantities are available by request.

    Learn More
  27. Orange Shellac

    Orange Shellac

    Starting at: £8.00

    Shellac is a natural resin that is deposited by the female lac insect on the branches of trees in India and Thailand. It is soluble with alcohol, but not with mineral spirits or turpentine. It forms a tough yet flexible film, with many applications. It is suitable as a top coat for gilding when applied thinly, a sealant for porous surfaces, an isolating layer for tempera paintings, a base for pigmented inks, a protective layer for collograph plates, and a warm varnish for wooden floors and furniture. As it is prone to darkening with age, it is not recommended as a varnish for oils, and its solubility can reduce over time. There are various grades of shellac. When mixed with alcohol, it may initially form a cloudy mixture, due to traces of wax in the shellac, but this should become clear once it has dried. The highest grades of shellac are Clear Dewaxed Shellac, which has been de-coloured using the carbon filtering method, Lemon Shellac, and Orange Shellac, which are pale in colour. Button Shellac is less refined and therefore produces a reddish varnish. It was, in fact, widely used as a red dye before synthetic dyes became available. Learn More
  28. Daler-Rowney Goldfinger

    Daler-Rowney Goldfinger

    Starting at: £16.25

    All purpose rub-on metallic paste. Learn More
  29. Cornelissen Squirrel Flat Lacquer

    Cornelissen Squirrel Flat Lacquer

    Starting at: £20.05

    Extra soft brush for varnishing or lacquering. Also useful for watercolour washes. Learn More
  30. Charbonnel Liquid Siccative Varnish 75 ml

    Charbonnel Liquid Siccative Varnish 75 ml

    £11.60

    Charbonnel Etching Ground 75 ml Liquid Siccative Varnish. Beeswax, bitumen, ketone thinner. Liquid retouching ground which should be applied cold. Hard, with satin opaque finish. Learn More

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