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Winsor & Newton Thickened Linseed Oil

Starting at: £9.20

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

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

Cornelissen Series 22 Spotter

Starting at: £7.35

Short haired pure sable brush fo extra control and strength while spotting and retouching. Learn More

Cornelissen Series 41 Hog Bristle Bright

Starting at: £5.00

Finest quality selected interlocking Chinese white hog hair. Seamless copper ferrule. Green handle. Length approximately 300mm / 370mm depending on size. Learn More

Schmincke Mussini Oil Medium 2

Starting at: £9.45

Slows drying time. Learn More

Winsor & Newton Distilled Turpentine

Starting at: £6.85

From the Winsor & Newton website: A fast evaporating, highly refined essential oil with the strongest thinning and brush cleaning power of all Artists' grade solvents. Suitable for removing varnish (including Dammar Varnish).Keep tightly closed and away from light to prevent oxidation. Do not use if it has thickened. Learn More

Roberson Improved Gold Body 15 ml

£11.50

Raising preparation for illumination. Yellow colour. Learn More

Steel Etching Needle

£11.70

Dry Point Steel Etching No 1. Classic needle with wooden handle. Learn More

Rohrer & Klingner Soft Ground 16g

£17.10

Soft ground is a soft wax mixture for soft ground and cotton ground techniques. The warm ground plate gets coated with suet, which is then wiped off, leaving only a thin film. The soft ground is then applied on the warm plate and spread evenly with a small leather roller. Learn More

Kelmscott

Starting at: £19.55

Specially prepared to give a very smooth surface for painting or calligraphy.

Please note: This is a natural product that has been finished and cut by hand. As such, there may be slight variations in the surface and size of each piece.

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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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Gypsum

Starting at: £5.70

Gypsum is powdered Calcium Sulphate, a traditional ingredient in gesso grounds used in southern Europe. One of the advantages of preparing your painting surface with gypsum is that it allows for a particularly even absorption of the paint film. It can also be added to acrylic primers to increase absorbency or add tooth to a surface. 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

Winsor & Newton Iridescent Medium

Starting at: £9.25

Gives pearlescent or glitter effects to watercolours. Learn More

Roberson Series 43B Hog Bristle Round

Starting at: £5.20

Good quality Chinese white interlocking hog hair. Nickel-plated brass seamless ferrule. Maroon handle. Length approximately 300mm / 370mm depending on size. Learn More

Dry Point Needle

£16.80

Dry Point Cork Handle. Double-ended traditional needle for both dry point and etching applications. Learn More

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 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

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

Winsor & Newton Refined Linseed Oil

Starting at: £6.85

From the Winsor & Newton website: Our most popular oil. A low viscosity alkali refined oil of pale colour that dries slowly. Reduces oil colour consistency. Increases gloss and transparency. Add to other oils to slow drying. Learn More

Gesso Ground Dry Mix 908g (2LB)

£39.20

Gesso Ground Dry Mix. Contains: Crushed marble, titanium white and animal glue. Learn More

Mezzotint Rockers

Starting at: £114.00

Rockers are (7 inches long) including the stained birch handle and made with the highest quality high carbon tool steel, EC Lyons rockers are known world wide as the finest mezzotint rockers available. The gauge (screen) sizes are available in Course (45), Medium (65 and 85), and Fine (100) lines per inch. By working the rocker (with a rocking motion) over a copper/zinc plate in a criss-cross fashion one creates burrs that will trap the ink to produce rich velvety black tones unequalled in any other intaglio process. Learn More