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London Pigment, London Red Brick

£30.00

Pigment collected from erosion of modern red brick stock. Learn More

London Pigment, Hampshire Grey

£30.00

Pigment collected from erosion. Learn More

London Pigment, English Green Earth

£30.00

Prepared by hand and bottled in a rare, hand-blown laboratory glass Weighing Bottle. 20 ml. Gently twist the hand-formed, flame-like stopper and pull carefully to open. Learn More

London Pigment, Watercolour Paint Making Set

£35.00

This watercolour paint making set includes a 30ml glass vial of gum Arabic crystals and another of Hampstead Orange, a pigment rich in iron oxide. A pamphlet detailing a a watercolour recipe and an introduction to London pigment is also included. The perfect gift for artists getting into making their own art materials or those interested in handmade British earth colours. The pigment itself has a fine to medium grain size and has been washed, levigated and ground to create a stable high quality artist’s pigment.

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London Pigment, Mediaeval Inks Set, 2

£35.00

Purple and Brown Madder Ink Orange Madder Ink Oak Gall Ink Learn More

London Pigment, Mediaeval Inks Set, 1

£35.00

Verdigris Ink Purple Madder and Lac Ink Purple Lac Ink Learn More

Pearl Lustre Pigments 7g

Starting at: £4.70

Pearl Lustre Pigments 7g. Colour swatch on the left indicates colour on a White Background and Colour on a Black Background on the right. Learn More

London Pigment, Verdigris Ink, 20 ml

£12.50

Ink made from pure copper metal leaf that has reacted with distilled vinegar. Learn More

London Pigment, Oak Gall Ink, 20 ml

£12.50

English Oak Gall Ink Learn More

Pearl Lustre Pigments 1 kg

Starting at: £94.00

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Pearl Lustre Pigments 1 kg. Colour swatch on the left indicates colour on a White Background and Colour on a Black Background on the right. Learn More

London Pigment, Purple Madder and Lac Ink, 20 ml

£12.50

Madder and Lac Ink Learn More

Cornelissen Pearl Lustre Pigments 100g

Starting at: £12.90

Pearl Lustre Pigments 100g. Colour swatch on the left indicates colour on a White Background and Colour on a Black Background on the right. Learn More

Rohrer & Klingner Drawing & Calligraphy Ink 250ml

Starting at: £23.20

Drawing & Calligraphy Ink (series 29 700). Lightfast pigmented acrylic inks in 22 colours. Intermixable with Rohrer’s Antique Drawing Inks. Suitable for brush, dip pen, technical drawing pens greater than 0.35mm and airbrush. Learn More

Rohrer & Klingner Drawing & Calligraphy Ink 12ml

Starting at: £4.80

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

Rohrer & Klingner Drawing & Calligraphy Ink 50ml

Starting at: £7.30

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

Festal Icons

£45.00

Festal Icons, History and Meaning, by Aidan Hart. Learn More

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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Lemon Shellac

Starting at: £8.20

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

Reagent Jar

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Starting at: £6.50

Our clear reagent bottles are manufactured in the EU and are made of high quality soda lime glass. They have a solid base and good wall thickness.

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Acticide SPX

Starting at: £4.20

Acticide SPX Preservative Learn More

Gelatine Capsules

Starting at: £5.80

Gelatine Capsules 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

Plaster of Paris

Starting at: £5.50

For moulding when mixed with the same volume of water. Sets quickly and will not shrink. Learn More

Marble Dust

Starting at: £4.70

Imparts textue when added to acrylic mediums and primers. Used in lime mortar. Meets paint pigment specificitions in its fine form. Mesh size: Course (Irregular granules), Medium (16) and Fine (100). Learn More

Button Shellac

Starting at: £8.40

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

Empty Watercolour Pans

Starting at: £0.60

Empty Watercolour Pans Learn More

Gum Copal Manila

Starting at: £6.00

Gum Copal Manila is derived from the resin of a coniferous tree native to the Philippines. It is not to be confused with other copals, which are the product of fossilised plant materials. It can be dissolved in alcohol to make a spirit varnish, to be used as a substitute for shellac, or as a fixative for pastel and charcoal drawings. Please note, that when used as a fixative it may darken the colour of the image. Learn More

Carnauba Wax Yellow

Starting at: £6.50

Carnauba Wax is the hardest wax commonly used in the production of artists' materials, with a melting point of 83-86°c. It is derived from a tree native to South America, and is available in a natural colour (grey), or a refined colour (pale yellow). Small amounts of carnauba wax are commonly used in both oil painting mediums and encaustic painting, usually in conjunction with beeswax to add toughness, durability and sheen to the paint film. It creates an inflexible surface, so works best on rigid supports such as gesso panels, and it should be noted that it will raise the melting point of encaustic mixtures. It can produce a glossy finish; as such it is used in waxes and polishes for shoes, cars, musical instruments, furniture, and wooden floors, especially when mixed with beeswax and turpentine. 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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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

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