Oils and Acrylics
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Mussini Wooden Box 10 x 35 ml tubes, 1 x 150 ml white
£175.85Schmincke Mussini Dark Wooden Box Set. 10 x 35 ml tubes, 1 x 150 ml white including charcoal, brushes and mediums. Learn More -
Mussini Large Wooden Box Set
£305.30Schmincke Mussini Large Wooden Box 15 x 35 ml tubes, 1 x 120 ml white including charcoal, brushes, and mediums. Learn More -
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Norma Wooden Set 11 x 35ml tubes, 2 brushes and accessories
£107.60Schmincke Norma Wooden Set 11 x 35 ml tubes, 2 brushes and accessories Learn More -
Norma Wooden Set 15 x 35ml tubes, 1 x 120ml white and accessories
£213.55Schmincke Norma Wooden Set 15 x 35 ml tubes, 1 x 120 ml white and accessories Learn More -
Winsor & Newton Sansodor
Starting at: £6.85
Sansodor is a low-odour solvent which can be used as an alternative to turpentine. It evaporates slowly, increasing the blending time of oil paints, and can be used to clean brushes. Learn More -
Michael Harding Oil Paint Miracle Medium
Starting at: £12.60
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Introducing Michael Harding Solvent-Free Mediums: Miracle Medium™—crafted for artists seeking safer, eco-friendly alternatives to traditional solvents. Derived from renewable vegetable sources, our Miracle Medium offers an odourless formula, eliminating the need for solvents in your studio. With MH Miracle Medium, artists can enjoy a studio environment free from harmful effects associated with solvents. The Miracle Medium™ plant-based range not only ensures environmental sustainability but also creates a safer space for artists and their loved ones Learn More -
Michael Harding Miracle Medium
Starting at: £12.00
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MM0 Miracle Medium is a solvent-free, odourless, vegan, and plant-based Medium that serves as an alternative to traditional turpentine. This medium offers artists a natural and sustainable option for thinning oil paints, cleaning brushes, and glazing (see our MM2 Quick Dry Dammar Varnish Miracle Medium) without the use of harsh chemicals or toxic fumes. CAN EXTEND DRYING TIME. ADD 5-10% TO OIL COLOUR AS NEEDED. Oil paint artists use MM0 Miracle Medium in several ways: Artists may dip their brush in MM0 Miracle Medium before applying it to the paint to achieve the desired consistency. Clean brushes: MM0 Miracle Medium can be used to clean oil paint brushes. After painting, artists may rinse their brushes in MM0 Miracle Medium to remove excess paint and then wash the brushes with soap and water – Use as a painting medium to mix with oil paints, enhancing flow and transparency – Clean brushes by dipping them in the medium and wiping them clean. – Dilute or thin oil paints without the use of traditional solvents. – CAN EXTEND DRYING TIME. ADD 5-10% TO OIL COLOUR AS NEEDED. – Available in 100ml, 250ml and 1 Litre. Learn More -
Schmincke Medium W
Starting at: £9.60
Schmincke Medium W is an odourless, jelly-like ("lean") medium for mixing oil colours with water instead of organic solvents such as turpentine or turpentine substitute. It increases gloss and transparency, reduces viscosity and harmonizes the drying process.
Dosage: 50%
Thinner: Water
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Gamblin Gamsol Mineral Sprit
Starting at: £12.10
Gamsol is an odourless mineral spirit created by the American company Gamblin. They describe it as "the safest solvent that allows oil painters to utilize all traditional painting techniques without compromise."
Please see below for Gamsol's primary applications.
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Winsor & Newton Brush Cleaner
Starting at: £4.80
From the Winsor & Newton website: A new addition to the Winsor & Newton range, this water-miscible solvent removes dried oil, alkyd acrylic colour from brushes. Soak in the cleaner overnight scrub if necessary. Cleanable with water.
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Cornelissen Canada Balsam
Starting at: £39.10
Canada Balsam is an oleoresin, meaning that it is a mixture of essential oils and resin. It comes from the fir tree Abies balsamea, native to Canada and the eastern states of North America. It is notable for its pale colour, clarity and gloss, making it a useful ingredient in recipes for oil-painting mediums.
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Roberson Studio Safe Solvent
Starting at: £10.90
A highly efficient and safer solvent for oil paint. Studio Safe is non-aromatic and non-flammable and has a pleasant orange smell. Use for brush cleaning and the thinning of paint and as an alternative to traditional turpentine and white spirit.
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Michael Harding Oil Paint Medium PM1
Starting at: £9.95
PM1 is a basic paint medium, designed to increase the flow of your oil paints and the gloss and transparency of your paint layers, adding to the depth and beauty of the your pigment colour. The inclusion of linseed stand oil in the recipe of this oil based medium prevents the “yellowing” of your paint film.
Recommendation: Add 10-20% to your oil colour as you require.
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Cornelissen Copaiba Balsam
Starting at: £20.80
Copaiba Balsam comes from the South American tree Copaifera landsdorfii. Its primary function is to improve the appearance of paint layers that may have become dull, brittle or sunken upon drying. It is a viscous liquid that may be diluted with turpentine, but which should not be used in painting mediums.
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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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Cornelissen Rectified Turpentine
Starting at: £9.00
Volatile colourless liquid distilled from pine sap. Greater wetting powers than white spirit. Used to thin oil paint. 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 -
Roberson White Spirit
Starting at: £7.50
Plastic container. Solvent distilled from crude petroleum oils. Used to thin colour and to clean brushes. Slower drying time than turpentine. Learn More -
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Cornelissen Lemon Oil
Starting at: £12.30
Lemon oil is an essential oil, primarily used for its scent. 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 -
Winsor & Newton Safflower Oil 75 ml
£9.20From the Winsor & Newton website: A slow drying oil which improves flow, increases gloss and transparency. Particularly suitable for use with whites and pale colours.
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Winsor & Newton Stand Linseed Oil
Starting at: £9.20
From the Winsor & Newton website: A pale viscous oil that slows drying while imparting a tough, smooth enamel finish with no brush marks. Increases film durability. Ideal for glazing and fine detail if mixed with solvent.
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Winsor & Newton Drying Poppy Oil
Starting at: £9.20
From the Winsor & Newton website: A fast-drying, pale oil made from poppy seeds which is well suited for whites and pale colours. Reduces consistency. Increases gloss & transparency. Resists yellowing.
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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 -
Winsor & Newton Drying Linseed Oil
Starting at: £9.20
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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Winsor & Newton Cold Pressed Linseed Oil
Starting at: £9.20
From the Winsor & Newton website: A slightly yellow oil, which is extracted without the use of heat dries slightly quicker than refined linseed oil. Improves flow. Increases gloss & transparency. Reduces consistency and brushstrokes. Ideal for grinding pigments. Learn More -
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 Refined Linseed Oil
Starting at: £13.30
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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.
Alkali Refined Linseed Oil has been treated to reduce its acidity, and is a useful ingredient in mediums and varnishes.
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