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Pigments Gums & Resins

Pigments Gums & Resins

Cornelissen has specialised in the supply of artists’ pigments since 1855. We source, process and pack more than one hundred different colours from all over the world, selected for their specific properties and artists’ quality. In addition to our main range, we stock a collection of Early Colours, which includes relatively obscure pigments such as Lapis Lazuli, Rose Madder, and Genuine Ivory Black. We also supply a wide range of raw materials for different painting, gilding and printmaking processes, glass slabs and mullers for grinding, and a variety of glass storage containers.

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  1. Hampshire Green Earth Pigment

    Hampshire Green Earth Pigment

    £20.00

    This pigment comes in a 20 ml glass vial with hand finished wax seal and label. Learn More
  2. Portuguese Green Earth Pigment

    Portuguese Green Earth Pigment

    £20.00

    This pigment comes in a 20 ml glass vial with hand finished wax seal and label. Learn More
  3. Rotherhithe Orange Pigment

    Rotherhithe Orange Pigment

    £20.00

    This unique colour is an intense orange oxide that is made from the decay of Victorian pipes mixing with the chalk bed of the infilled docks at Rotherhithe, in south east London. Rotherhithe has a long history as a port, with many shipyards from Elizabethan times until the early 20th century and with working docks until the 1970s, when they began to be infilled due to a decline in imports to Central London. With a fine particle size and transparent quality this pigment would be great for glazing techniques.

    Follow @londonpigment on Instagram for an insight into the stories behind the colours and how she makes them. 

    NOTE: many of these colours are made in extrmely limited batches so please email us at info@cornelissen.com for further infomation on what is currently availible. 

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  4. Herefordshire Ochre Pigment

    Herefordshire Ochre Pigment

    £20.00

    This colour comes in a 20 ml glass vial with hand finished wax seal and label. Learn More
  5. Mixing and Grinding

    Mixing and Grinding

    Starting at: £0.70

    Mixing and Grinding Learn More
  6. Disposable Vinyl Gloves

    Disposable Vinyl Gloves

    Starting at: £0.70

    Disposable Vinyl Gloves Learn More
  7. Dropping Bottle

    Dropping Bottle

    Starting at: £7.00

    Dropping Bottle Learn More
  8. Glass Dropper

    Glass Dropper

    Starting at: £1.40

    Glass Dropper Learn More
  9. Syringe

    Syringe

    Starting at: £1.20

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  10. Empty Watercolour Pans

    Empty Watercolour Pans

    Starting at: £0.50

    Empty Watercolour Pans Learn More
  11. Squat & Powder Jars

    Squat & Powder Jars

    Starting at: £0.75

    Squat and Powder Jars in glass and plastic. *Please note, our glass jars are fragile, although they are packed very carefully we cannot guarantee they will arrive safely. Cases of jars are stored offsite, please allow extra time for your order to be processed and dispatched. Learn More
  12. Reagent Jar

    Reagent Jar

    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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  13. Empty Aluminium Tubes

    Empty Aluminium Tubes

    Starting at: £1.05

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    Empty Aluminium Tubes. Learn More
  14. Plastic Paint Tubs

    Plastic Paint Tubs

    Starting at: £4.30

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  15. Transparent Containers

    Transparent Containers

    Starting at: £1.20

    Rigid high quality boxes manufactured in clear Polystyrene. Medium and large sizes are ideal for storing loose nibs. Learn More
  16. Rabbit Skin Glue

    Rabbit Skin Glue

    Starting at: £13.00

    For sizing canvas prior to priming with an oil based primer. Do not use under acrylic primer. Soak overnight in water. Heat in double boiler (do not boil). Ratio water:size 13:1. Use while still warm. Rabbit Skin Glue do not contain any preservatives. 340 - 360 Bloom Learn More

  17. Pearl Glue

    Pearl Glue

    Starting at: £6.50

    Pearl Glue is a traditional animal-based wood glue used for veneering, joinery and antique restoration. 170-200 bloom. Learn More

  18. Gelatine Capsules

    Gelatine Capsules

    Starting at: £5.80

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  19. Gelatine Leaf

    Gelatine Leaf

    Starting at: £5.30

    A pure form of glue from animal tissue. Used for sizing paper. Used in gliding and for weak sizes in isolating layers in tempera painting. Learn More
  20. Carnauba Wax Yellow

    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
  21. Carnauba Wax Grey

    Carnauba Wax Grey

    Starting at: £8.40

    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
  22. Natural Beeswax

    Natural Beeswax

    Starting at: £11.20

    Beeswax is derived from melted honeycomb, and is available in two grades. Bleached Beeswax Pellets are white, having been bleached by the sun, and are an appropriate choice for using with pale colours, although they may revert to yellow over time. Natural Beeswax Pellets are yellow in colour, and offer a more flexible structure with a higher resin content. Beeswax has a melting point of 63-66°c, and may turn brown if over-heated. It is the most widely used wax in artists' materials, having a wide range of applications. Please see below for more details.

     

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  23. Bleached Beeswax

    Bleached Beeswax

    Starting at: £12.30

    Beeswax is derived from melted honeycomb, and is available in two grades. Bleached Beeswax Pellets are white, having been bleached by the sun, and are an appropriate choice for using with pale colours, although they may revert to yellow over time. Natural Beeswax Pellets are yellow in colour, and offer a more flexible structure with a higher resin content. Beeswax has a melting point of 63-66°c, and may turn brown if over-heated. It is the most widely used wax in artists' materials, having a wide range of applications. Please see below for more details.

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  24. Agate Pestles and Mortars

    Agate Pestles and Mortars

    Starting at: £50.00

    Agate pestle and mortars are used by laboratories and artists requiring a harder material than porcelain in order to minimise the risk of contamination. *PLEASE ALLOW UP FOUR WEEKS FOR DELIVERY OF THIS ITEM* (telephone us for more information) Learn More
  25. Ceramic Pestles and Mortars

    Ceramic Pestles and Mortars

    Starting at: £30.00

    Call to Order

    Ceramic Pestles and Mortars Currently unavailable. Learn More
  26. Glass Pestles and Mortars

    Glass Pestles and Mortars

    Starting at: £36.50

    Glass Pestles and Mortars 100 or 150 mm diameter. Learn More
  27. Mixing Slab

    Mixing Slab

    Starting at: £20.50

    A glass slab with wooden cradle for the grinding of pigments.

    The friction created between the sand-blasted surfaces of the glass slab and muller facilitates the thorough mixing of pigment and medium, creating a consistent and strong paint body. This slab can be used to manufacture many types of paint including watercolours, egg tempera and oils.

    Mulling is of particular importance when making oil paint; simply mixing pigment and oil together using a palette knife will result in an unstable substance with poor plasticity, which contains a large amount of excess oil and unevenly distributed pigment particles. Thorough mulling in a figure-of-eight motion will enable the pigment to be fully combined into the binder, strengthening the resultant paint film.

    PLEASE NOTE: The separate glass slabs are in stock but it is a call to order item due to the fact that we cannot guarantee its safe delivery, however well we package it. Please ring us to discuss your delivery options. In combination with the glass frame, delivery is more secure but we still cannot guarantee a delivery without breakage.

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  28. Roberson Glass muller, medium (7 cm)  and small (5 cm) [without logo]

    Roberson Glass Mullers

    Starting at: £33.10

    Roberson Glass Mullers are handmade using high quality-glass. 

    Mullers act as flat-bottomed pestles, which are used to grind pigment into a binding medium, suspending it evenly to create a uniform covering of binder around each pigment particle. Using a muller and slab, rather than simply mixing pigment and binder together, will create a more homogenised and stable paint. 

    Roberson Glass Mullers are handmade using superior boro silicate laboratory glass, which is 40% harder, more heat resistant, and offers better clarity than soda-lime glass. The base of each muller is ground perfectly flat, and sand-blasted to create a fine tooth to facilitate the grinding of pigments.

    Use in conjunction with a Cornelissen Glass Slab to make paint efficiently. The sand-blasted texture of the muller and plate helps to push and distribute the pigment throughout the binder quickly. This will mean less grinding, and more painting! 

    NOTE: Sizes may vary slightly as these are handmade products. 

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  29. Cornelissen Glass Mullers.

    Cornelissen Glass Mullers

    Starting at: £24.50

    Cornelissen Glass Mullers are handmade using superior boro silicate laboratory glass, which is 40% harder, more heat resistant, and offers better clarity than soda-lime glass. The base of each muller is ground perfectly flat, and sand-blasted to create a fine tooth to facilitate the grinding of pigments. The tall handle features an ergonomic top, to ease fatigue when grinding large amounts of pigment. Mullers act as flat-bottomed pestles, which are used to grind pigment into a binding medium, suspending it evenly to create a uniform covering of binder around each pigment particle. Using a muller and slab, rather than simply mixing pigment and binder together, will create a more homogenised and stable paint. Use in conjunction with a Cornelissen Glass Slab to make paint efficiently. The sand-blasted texture of the muller and plate helps to push and distribute the pigment throughout the binder quickly. This will mean less grinding, and more painting! Learn More
  30. Impressionists' Palettes of Light

    Impressionists' Palettes of Light

    £8.65

    Impressionists' Palettes of Light by Patricia Railing. This little book reproduces palettes by several of the plein-air Impressionist painters, describing the pigments used, and includes short excerpts by the scientists whose work was the foundation of the new painting – on complementary colours, optical mixing, and the pigment-colour correspondence. It closes with colour swatches of the pigments, provided by the London artists’ colourmen, L. Cornelissen & Son. Learn More

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