Gamblin Painting Mediums
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.
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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- Refined Linseed Oil 250ml $23.10 Out of Stock
- Refined Linseed Oil 4.2oz $15.50 Out of Stock
- Refined Linseed Oil 500ml $37.95
- Cold Pressed Linseed 8oz $39.95
- Stand Oil 8oz $23.20
- Galkyd Slow Dry 8oz $37.95
- Galkyd Medium #1 8oz $37.95
- Galkyd Medium #1 16oz $59.50
- Galkyd Lite 8oz $37.95
- Galkyd Lite 16oz $59.50
- Galkyd Gel 150ml $34.80
- Neo Megilp 8oz $37.95
- Neo Megilp 16oz $59.50
- Safflower Oil 8oz $25.50 Out of Stock
- Solvent-Free Fluid 8oz $35.70
- Solvent-Free Gel 37ml $11.40
- Solvent-Free Gel 150ml $34.80
- Refined Linseed Oil 1Ltr $57.20
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