Mediums, Solvents, Varnishes & Grounds: Oil
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Galkyd Lite Gel $37.40
Galkyd Lite Gel (formerly called Neo Megilp) is a soft gel medium that maintains the body of oil colors, increases transparency and flow and imparts a smooth, silky feel. Galkyd Lite Gel dries at a moderate rate and remains workable for hours. Galkyd Lite Gel gives colors a satin gloss.
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Winsor & Newton Liquin Original $19.80 - $67.95 3 items
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Gamblin Cold Wax Medium $18.95 - $267.60
4 itemsGamblin Cold Wax Medium is a mixture of natural beeswax (wax pastilles), Gamsol Odourless Mineral Spirits and a small amount of alkyd resin. This versatile medium can be added directly to oil colours as a painting medium, used to modify the surface quality of Gamblin Galkyd painting mediums, as well as used alone as a matte varnish.
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Matisse Turps-Based Varnishes $41.30 - $70.50 6 items
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Golden MSA Varnish Satin 473ml $92.00
This mineral spirit based acrylic varnish forms a tougher, less permeable film than waterborne acrylic emulsion varnishes. Ultraviolet light stabilizers reduce damage caused by the sun. It reduces dirt penetration and surface marring, offering an extremely level film with less foam and fewer pinholes. For interior or exterior use.
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M Graham Walnut Oil 8 ounce $35.95 Out of Stock
Walnut oil effectively removes color from artists' brushes and is a natural vegetable oil that does not evaporate or remove essential oils from the artists' brushes. The addition of walnut oil to color will slow drying, enhance flow and increase sheen.
Our walnut oil medium is compatible with other artists oil colors and mediums. -
Art Spectrum Varnishes $18.30 - $153.30 11 items
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Archival Painting Mediums $14.50 - $67.70 12 items
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Winsor & Newton Artisan Mediums $21.80 - $39.95 7 items
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Art Spectrum Painting Mediums $13.30 - $216.90 22 items
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Winsor & Newton Painting Mediums $18.72 - $112.90 13 items
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Gamblin Painting Mediums $11.40 - $59.50
Gamblin painting mediums offer a great deal more than simply extending oil colours. Mediums modify the working properties of oil color from the tube – from a fluid consistency for expressive mark making to a stiff paste for creating thick, crisp marks. Painting mediums also broaden the visual qualities of our colors – from increasing the transparency of paint layers, to creating a range of surface qualities, from high gloss to matte.18 items
When a painting is completed, all of the thought, effort and emotion that went into it are reflected in the artist’s marks. Choosing the appropriate painting medium can be an essential part of making oil painting your own. With a painting medium that fits your needs, you can get into the flow of painting faster and stay there longer.
Gamblin’s family of Galkyd painting mediums and Cold Wax Medium are formulated with Gamsol. We recommend only Gamsol for thinning these materials.
Oil painting mediums should not be used as a varnish or final coat.
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Gamblin Oil Ground $49.60 - $89.95
2 itemsThis non-absorbent ground works like a traditional oil ground, leaving finished paintings brighter since the oil is left in the paint film instead of being absorbed. Two thin layers of Gamblin Ground equal four layers of acrylic gesso. Instead of linseed oil, Gamblin Ground is made with alkyd resin for increased flexibility and quicker dry time. Traditional linseed oil grounds need about six months to dry. Gamblin Ground is ready for paint application in a few days and may be used directly upon panels without sizing.
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Gamblin Gamvar Picture Varnish $47.60 - $78.20
5 itemsDeveloped in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamblin Gamvar Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting and gives your work a unified and protective surface. Virtually odorless and ready to apply, Gamvar goes on water-clear, stays water-clear, and can be easily and safely removed with Gamblin Gamsol Odorless Mineral Spirits.
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Gamsol $15.30 - $123.20
4 itemsGamsol is an excellent solvent for thinning Gamblin mediums and for general painting. It evaporates 100% and leaves no residue in paint layers. Gamsol is less toxic than other brands of OMS (Odorless Mineral Spirits), mineral spirits, or turpentine because the harmful aromatic solvent component has been removed. It's also useful for studio and brush cleanup.
Gamsol also enables printmakers to easily modify inks.
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Art Spectrum Pure Gum Turpentine $14.00 - $320.40
4 itemsDouble distilled for artists' use. Use in the preparation of painting mediums and for cleaning equipment. Do not use neat as a diluent for oil paint.
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Art Spectrum Oil Prime $64.95
2 itemsOil Prime is a unique oil/acrylic resin blend. The 40% linseed oil content provides controlled absorbency, which maintains the natural glow of oil pint. Non-toxic, non-flammable and equipment washes up with water.
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Art Spectrum Odourless Solvent $15.84 - $324.80
4 itemsIdeal for artists who are sensitive to the odour of turpentine. Use to cleaning brushes and as an additive to mediums.
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Art Spectrum Citrus Turpentine $29.60 - $124.50
3 itemsUse sparingly as a diluent for oil paint, mediums and for cleaning brushes.
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Art Spectrum Artists Turpentine $14.00 - $320.40
4 itemsArtists' Turpentine has less tack than Gum Turpentine. Use in the preparation of painting mediums and for cleaning equipment. Do not use neat as a diluent for oil paint.
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Art Spectrum Art Clean $46.60 - $92.60
2 itemsPerfect for all applications in the studio such as cleaning brushes, palettes, hands as well as a large range of household applications. Fragrant Art Clean is made from a blend of natural extracts. Colour and aroma variation is natural. Art Clean contains no petroleum based solvents and no harmful bleaches.
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Matisse Mm17 250ml Patina (Oil) $24.80
This product available on 'Special Order, only.
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Archival Oil Odourless Solvent $16.95 - $66.40
3 itemsA general purpose, low toxicity solvent which may be used as a safe replacement to gum and mineral turpentine for thinning paint and cleaning brushes.
It's slow evaporation rate 1/16th that of mineral turps and its low toxicity combine to produce a painting environment which 16 x 3 = 48 times less toxic than turpentine.
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Daler-Rowney Soluble Gloss Varnish $43.10
1 itemAn acrylic resin-based gloss varnish which is removable with white spirit or turpentine. Use on acrylic or oil paintings.
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