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The introduction of Walnut Oil as a pigment binder is contemporaneous with the emergence of Linseed Oil. Their drying properties have been appreciated since the Middle Ages, and throughout history there is evidence of both oils being used alongside each other within the same painting. In fact, until the sixteenth century, it is believed that Walnut Oil was the preferred binding medium among Italian artists. It is made from mature walnut kernals, offering a pale colour and brilliant gloss. For this reason, it is sometimes chosen as a binder for light colours, as it provides a stronger paint film than Poppy Oil, and faster drying times. However, a paint film made from Walnut Oil will tend to be brittle, so it is more suited to a rigid support rather than canvas. 

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Transparent intermixable waterproof inks. Diluted with distilled water. Suitable for ruling pens, drawing pens and brushes. Learn More

Oil-based inks that wash away safely with liquid soap and water. Suitable for all types of relief or block printing, such as woodcut and wood engraving, letterpress and linocut. This range contains less than 1% of driers. For faster drying rates, add a small amount of cobalt or manganese driers. Formulated with excellent light fast pigments for non-toxic printmaking or solvent-free cleaning.

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Drawing & Calligraphy Ink (series 29 700). Lightfast pigmented acrylic inks in 24 colours. Intermixable with Rohrer’s Antique Drawing Inks. Suitable for brush, dip pen, technical drawing pens greater than 0.35mm and airbrush. Learn More

Alumina Hydrate is an inert pigment with highly absorbent properties, which can be ground into oil paint as an almost colourless extender. It is often used as an additive in commercial oil paints, particularly in conjunction with transparent or lake pigments, as it provides stability and a homogenous consistency without effecting colour or gloss, although it may effect the pigment strength. When combined with linseed oil, it produces an almost transparent painting medium for extending oil colours. Sometimes referred to as Lake Base. Learn More

Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel is manufactured by the American company Gamblin. They write:

"Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel is the only solvent-free painting medium that supports a broad range of painting techniques with minimal compromise. Solvent-Free Gel gives colours more flow and transparency, yet holds the shape of your brushmark. Solvent-Free Gel has a moderately fast drying rate and increases gloss. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel is non-toxic and contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates. In comparison to other solvent-free mediums, Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel supports the broadest range of painting techniques with the least compromise across color, dry time, texture and mark-making. To ensure proper drying of paint layers, Solvent-Free Gel should be used in moderation with oil colors. No more than 25% by volume. To avoid wrinkling, apply mixtures of Solvent-Free Gel and oil colors thinly. To paint solvent-free, we recommend Gamblin Safflower Oil for cleaning brushes while you are working. After your painting session, brushes can be further cleaned using Gamsol and/or soap and water."

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CASANEO Wash brush - Made from extra soft synthetic fibres with an extraordinary elasticity and an extremely high colour absorbing capacity - Manufactured in plastic quills - Bound on black lacquered handles - Ideal for watercolour painting and liquid acrylic colours - Extremely high colour absorbing capacity - Extraordinary elasticity Learn More

From the Winsor & Newton website: Darker than refined Linseed Oil, this oil promotes the fastest drying rate of all the oils, whilst increasing gloss. Improves flow. Increases gloss transparency. Add to other oils to speed drying.

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Sosaku inking brush for working the pigments and glue paste onto the carved block for printing. These are made from horse hair and are traditionally prepared by splitting and softening the hair on shark-skin or sandpaper before printing. Brushes come in 3 sizes. Learn More

Finest Russian black sable hair with long maroon polished handles. Learn More

The Lascaux Tusches are a unique range of innovative ready-to-use water-soluble painting materials specially designed for creating positives for light-sensitive printmaking processes. The positives can be used with water-based screenprinting, acrylic-resist etching, solar plate printing and traditional printmaking methods. The Lascaux Lift solution can be used in conjunction with Lascaux Tusche spray for making positives or as a lift in the acrylic-resist etching system. Learn More

This Watercolour Case is designed to hold a standard tin of 12 half-pans. All of our leather goods are handmade in Spain, and dyed with natural dyes that will fade and age beautifully over time. Please see below to order this in red, green or tan brown, or ring our office to enquire about additional colours that we may have available. Learn More

Our unprimed cotton ducks are economical painting supports, offering an even grain and regular surface. Woven in India, these cottons are provided as loom-state textiles, meaning that they will shrink once wetted. We offer three thicknesses:

9oz : A strong textile with a half panama construction, meaning that there are two warp yarns over each weft. 300gsm.

120z: A classic canvas for painting, recommended for larger works, with a smooth, dense construction made from braided yarns. 400gsm.

15oz: A strong, dense textile, woven with braided yarns, recommended for thickly painted works. 500gsm. 

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Low-fat (lean) painting and thinning medium for oil colours. Recommended for thin grounds and for creating transparent layers over gouache, tempera and acrylic paintings. Thins with minimal affect on drying time and gloss. Dosage: 10% to max. 20% Contains: Safflower oil, natural and synthetic resins, mineral spirit. Learn More

Liquid lithographic ink and solid (tushe) lithographic ink are highly resistant against acids and can be used to draw on stone, aluminium and zinc plates. Uses a highly dispersed pigment that is compounded from shellac, wax and soap. While the liquid ink is suited for complete covering, the tushe ink is excellent for halftones and transitions. * Please note that the Litho Tusche now comes in a cylindrical shape, rather than the rectangular stick photographed. Learn More

Lefranc Bourgeois are a paint manufacturer with a long history of supplying to artists since their beginnings in 1720.

From their website: The Flemish glazing medium enables artists to create glossy amber finishes in the style of the Flemish masters. It creates a transparent look. It also greatly enhances the brilliance of the oil. After half a day’s work, the colours can be layered over each other.

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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

Ecobra Ruling Pen 5157 Learn More

Poppy Oil is a slightly later addition to the artist's cabinet than Linseed Oil and Walnut Oil. It is generally used as a binder for pale colours, where the warmth of Linseed Oil is not desired. It provides a matte finish and dries very slowly, so we would not advise using it in conjunction with slow-drying pigments or in underpaintings. A paint film produced by Poppy Oil is weaker and softer than that created by Linseed Oil. This is because it contains a smaller percentage of linolenic acid than Linseed Oil; this substance imparts both strength and yellowness to an oil.  

Although some of these properties can be perceived as drawbacks, paints made with Poppy Oil generally obtain a "short" or buttery texture without the addition of waxes or other additives, which can be an advantage for certain colours that produce poor consistencies in Linseed oil alone. Sometimes, the addition of a small quantity of Poppy Oil when grinding a tricky or "stringy" pigment in Cold Pressed Linseed Oil can introduce some of benefits of Poppy Oil, without transmitting its negative characteristics.

Paints made with Poppy Oil are particularly suited to "alla prima" working methods, where paint is applied spontaneously. When working in successive layers, Poppy Oil would only be appropriate for the final stages of a painting.

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Finest quality gouache paints, available in 48 shades, all of which are fully inter-mixable with the HORADAM® WATERCOLOUR range. Made following a traditional gum arabic recipe, they are naturally opaque, without the addition of white. They provide a luminous, velvet-matte finish, drying to a slightly lighter shade than when wet. 

Schmincke recommends the following:

"The application possibilities of HORADAM® GOUACHE are extremely versatile. Although it can be heavily diluted, gouache is mainly intended to provide opaque application of colour. Opaque, in this case, means that it is not impasto, because impasto application tends to produce cracking, unless the percentage of binder is increased by adding gum arabic (50302). While watercolour painting work goes from light to dark (the white paper is the light), in gouache painting, any process can be used. While “back painting” of lights is limited in watercolour painting, when working in gouache (and other opaque colours), light values and lights can be added later using colours."

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Saunders Waterford paper is a mould-made,100% cotton paper for watercolour painting with two deckle edges. Acid-free, gelatine tub-sized and calcium carbonate buffered. 

Mail-order customers are able to buy this paper in packs of 10 sheets. Single sheets are also available in our shop. 

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For bizarre surface effects. Apply while watercolour is still wet. No effect on strong absorbent surfaces. Learn More

Schmincke Mussini Limited Edition Lapis Lazuli 15 ml Learn More

Galkyd is an oil painting medium created by Gamblin. They write:

"Galkyd thins oil colours and increases transparency and gloss. When used in greater proportions with oil colour, Galkyd will level brush-strokes, creating an enamel-like surface. Galkyd is our fastest-drying painting medium. Thin layers will be touch-dry in approximately 24 hours."

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- Made from extra soft synthetic fibres with an extraordinary elasticity and an extremely high colour absorbing capacity - Short black polished esagonal handles - Particularly suitable for watercolour and fluid acrylic colour - Extraordinary elasticity and extremely high colour absorption capacity - For watercolour and wash Learn More

From the Winsor & Newton website: A pale refined oil of syrupy consistency which behaves like Linseed Stand Oil but dries quicker and darker. Improves flow and gloss. Increases the durability of paint film. Reduces brushstroke retention. Learn More

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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Professional drawing ink. For use with brush or technical drawing pen. Waterproof. Use on paper, Bristol board or film. 490 ml Learn More