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Roberson Poppy Oil

Starting at: £10.20

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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Schmincke Horadam Gouache

Starting at: £9.35

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

Starting at: £40.06

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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da Vinci Series 1640 Black Sable Round

Starting at: £5.55

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

Lascaux Tusche Lift Solution 500ml

£36.50

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

Leather Watercolour Case

Starting at: £45.40

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

Gamblin Galkyd Medium

Starting at: £12.60

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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da Vinci Series 5898 CASANEO Watercolour brush, flat

Starting at: £7.95

- 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

Winsor & Newton Thickened Linseed Oil

Starting at: £9.85

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 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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Talens Drawing Ink 490ml

£43.25

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

Schmincke AQUA Effect Spray

Starting at: £15.65

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

Schmincke Mussini Lapis Lazuli Limited Edition 15 ml

£38.00

Schmincke Mussini Limited Edition Lapis Lazuli 15 ml Learn More

Winsor & Newton Liquin Fine Detail

Starting at: £9.85

From the Winsor & Newton website: The most fluid of the Liquin family of products, this quick drying, gloss medium is ideal for fine details, glazing and blending, or to produce a smooth surface picture. 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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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

Rohrer and Klingner Writing Ink 50ml

Starting at: £6.40

Writing Ink (series 40). Dye based inks suitable for fountain pens and many other calligraphy tools. Not waterproof or lightfast. The range of 18 shades includes two Iron Gall inks modified from a traditional recipe to be suitable for fountain pens. The Iron Gall inks are lightfast, deepen in colour with oxidisation over time and are permanent. All colours, with the exception of Sepia, are intermixable. Learn More

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

Schmincke Horadam Retro Watercolour, Cochineal Red, 15 ml Tube

£15.00

Schmincke Horadam Retro Watercolour, Cochineal Red, 15 ml Tube Learn More

Roberson Cold Pressed Linseed Oil

Starting at: £7.50

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. Cold Pressed Linseed Oil is ideal for the grinding of pigment to make oil paints. The process of producing Cold Pressed Linseed Oil results in a lower yield, but the resultant oil is of a superior quality to oil that has been extracted by other methods, creating a paint film that is more resistant to embrittlement on aging. Its yellow colour is caused by the high concentration of linolenic acid, the presence of which provides durability to the paint film. The amount of oil that each pigment requires can vary enormously. Alizarin Crimson, for example, requires a high percentage of oil compared to most other colours. We would always recommend mulling the pigment and oil together thoroughly to create a "short" or buttery paste, with evenly dispersed, well-coated pigment particles. This process contributes to the strength and flexibility of the paint film, and prevents the inclusion of excess oil. Origin: USA Learn More

Omega Series 71 Hog Fitch Filbert

Starting at: £14.50

Soft flat domed Italian hog hair with long flexible bristles and good colour holding capacity. Well suited to flat strokes and blocking in of colour. Ideal for large scale painting. 100% pure hog hair. Learn More

Lascaux Tusche Wash 500ml

£42.90

This Tusche has handling qualities similar to ink and can be diluted to make gradated washes typical of stone lithography. By scratching into the dry marks, delicate non-printing lines can be created. Learn More

Leather Regent Long Handle Brush Case

Starting at: £103.10

This sturdy brush case measures 39cm, which is long enough to hold a selection of oil-painting brushes. All of our leather goods are handmade in Spain, and dyed with natural dyes that will fade and age beautifully over time. Please ring our office if you would like to make a custom order of this product.

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Daler-Rowney Georgian Oil Colour 225 ml

Starting at: £14.50

Georgian Oil colour offers artists high performance at an economical and uniform price across all colours in the range. All 55 colours have fine working qualities and a high degree of performance. Learn More

da Vinci Series 5527 COLINEO Watercolour brush, slanted

Starting at: £16.70

COLINEO Watercolour brush, slanted edge, sword shape - Composition of straight and wavy synthetic fibres in different lengths with extra fine tips, precise point, high elasticity and colour absorption - Handle made of water-resistant, hi-tech multicolour laminated wood - Ideal for watercolour painting - Very similar to Kolinsky Red Sable hair brushes Learn More

Roberson Oil Primers

Starting at: £31.70

Roberson's Traditional Oil Primer is made in small batches using the highest quality materials. Can be used on canvas or wood. Two to three coats will produce a slippery surface to enable oil colour to be moved around. Canvas should be sized before oil primer is applied using Roberson's Prepared Rabin Skin Glue. Touch dry in approx. 6h. hard dry in 24h. Paint may set in tin, shake tin and stir well before use, dilute with white spirit if desired. Prior to painting , primed canvases should be kept in daylight conditions to prevent over yellowing. Clean brushes in White Spirit. 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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Japanese Printmaking Paper

Starting at: £5.20

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Kozo paper is made from renewable branches of the kozo (paper mulberry) bush, specifically the innermost of three layers of bark which must be isolated to be cooked and beaten before the sheets are formed. Kozo fibre makes strong, translucent and absorbent papers. 46 gsm suitable for relief printing, Japanese woodcut and Chine-collé. Kitakata paper is made of 100% gampi and is suitable for relief printing and Chine-collé. Also successfully used for sumi-e, calligraphy and soft pencil work. Learn More

Cornelissen T52100 Professional Press

£3,250.00

Cornelissen Press T52100, Bed size: 52 x 100 cm, Upper Roller Diameter: 157 mm, Lower Roller Diameter: 157mm, Weight: 106 kg. Etching press base: 58 x 63 cm. We offer press demonstrations for this model. Please call Cornelissen for more details. Delivery to your address usually takes up to 4 weeks to UK & EU countries and 6 weeks to USA after the order is placed.

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Schmincke Mussini Ruby Red Limited Edition 15 ml

£26.00

Schmincke Mussini Limited Edition Ruby Red 15 ml Learn More

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."

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