Oil Painting Mediums & Varnishes

Cold Wax Medium is made from naturally white, pure beeswax. Formulated to knife consistency, it makes oil colors thicker and more matte. It can be used to make Gamblin mediums and Gamvar more matte. It can be also applied alone as a matte varnish...

Liquin Original - 2.5 litre can - This reliable favourite is a general purpose semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention.Halves the drying time of conventional oil colour (touch dry in 1-6 days depending...

Liquin Original - 1 litre can - This reliable favourite is a general purpose semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention.Halves the drying time of conventional oil colour (touch dry in 1-6 days depending on...

Ensure that every layer of your painting - from initial surface to final touches - is in harmony. Gamblin Ground makes a strong, bright foundation for oil paintings that makes canvas and linen stiffer than acrylic "gesso" and more flexible than...

Dammar Varnish - 500ml bottle - A pale yellow varnish which dries to a high gloss for use on oil and alkyd paintings. It tends to darken with ageing and is removable with Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying. Do not use until painting is completely dry...

Cold Wax Medium is made from naturally white, pure beeswax. Formulated to knife consistency, it makes oil colors thicker and more matte. It can be used to make Gamblin mediums and Gamvar more matte. It can be also applied alone as a matte varnish.

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting and gives your work a unified and protective matte, gloss or satin surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on...

Liquin Original - 500ml bottle - This reliable favourite is a general purpose semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention.Halves the drying time of conventional oil colour (touch dry in 1-6 days depending...

This Gamvar varnish brush is purpose-built to support the work of varnishing for oil and acrylic painters working with Gamvar gloss, satin and matte varnish. The brush offers the correct thickness and stiffness soft enough to contour to the texture...

Gamblin Artist Grade Oil Colors are made from pure pigments and the finest refined linseed oil. Each color retains the unique characteristics of the pigments, including tinting strength, undertone and texture. The luscious colors and contemporary...

Dammar Varnish - 250ml bottle - A pale yellow varnish which dries to a high gloss for use on oil and alkyd paintings. It tends to darken with ageing and is removable with Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying. Do not use until painting is completely dry...

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting and gives your work a unified and protective matte, gloss or satin surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on...

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting, giving your work a unified semi-gloss surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on water-clear, stays water-clear and can...

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting, giving your work a unified semi-gloss surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on water-clear, stays water-clear and can...

Artists' Gloss Varnish - 250ml bottle - A superior quality UV resistant artists' gloss varnish removable with Artists' White Spirit or Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying. Non-yellowing. Does not bloom or crack. Do not use until painting is completely...

Artists' Matt Varnish - 250ml bottle - A superior quality UV resistant artists' matt varnish removable with Artists' White Spirit or Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying. Non-yellowing. Does not bloom or crack. Do not use until painting is completely...

Artists' Satin Varnish - 250ml bottle - A superior quality UV resistant artists' satin varnish removable with Artists' White Spirit or Distilled Turpentine.Quick drying.Non-yellowing. Does not bloom or crack.Do not use until painting is completely...

This Gamvar varnish brush is purpose-built to support the work of varnishing for oil and acrylic painters working with Gamvar gloss, satin and matte varnish. The brush offers the correct thickness and stiffness soft enough to contour to the texture...

Pure beeswax, damar resin, and refined linseed oil. No paraffins or microcrystallines. Use in moderation to thicken paint and impart a short, buttery texture. Increases transparency and dries to a satin sheen.

Liquin Impasto - 200ml tube - A quick drying, semi-gloss medium which thickens slowly & extends tube colour retaining crisp textures brush marks without any visible leveling. Speeds drying (touch dry in 1-6 days depending on colour film thickness)...

Made from 100% natural, bleached beeswax. Useful for altering sheen of mediums and varnishes, or as an additive when making oil paint.

Liquin Original - 250ml bottle - This reliable favourite is a general purpose semi gloss medium which speeds drying, improves flow and reduces brush stroke retention.Halves the drying time of conventional oil colour (touch dry in 1-6 days depending...

Cold Pressed Linseed Oil - 75ml bottle - 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 & brushstrokes.Ideal for...

Concentrated Walnut/Alkyd Medium thins the color, accelerates drying, enhances adhesion between layers and increases surface sheen and flexibility while remaining essentially non-yellowing. Ideally suited for alla-prima and glaze applications...

This solvent-free gel medium gives colors more flow and transparency yet holds the shape of your brush mark. It has a moderately fast drying rate and increases gloss. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, it is non-toxic and contains no Gamsol or...

If Neo-Megilp was your favorite, strangely named oil medium, relauched as Galkyd Lite Gel. There has been no change to the formula or raw materials used. Now in a convenient tube, delivering a batter painting experience with less drying in the bottle or...

Genuine alkali-refined linseed oil. Increases flow, transparency and gloss. Useful as ingredient in painting mediums.   

Pure beeswax, damar resin, and refined linseed oil. No paraffins or microcrystallines. Use in moderation to thicken paint and impart a short, buttery texture. Increases transparency and dries to a satin sheen.

Refined Linseed Oil - 250ml bottle - Winsor & Newton's most popular oil. A low viscosity alkali refined oil of pale colour that dries slowly.Reduces oil colour consistency. Increases gloss & transparency.Add to other oils to slow drying.

This extender medium is used to extend paint without compromising original consistency. It is recommended to be used as an additive, at a maximum blending ratio of 1:1 paint to medium. It consists of marble dust and barium sulfate in linseed oil, so...

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting, giving your work a unified semi-gloss surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on water-clear, stays water-clear and can...

Gamvar Picture Varnish saturates and gives greater depth to the colors in your painting, giving your work a unified semi-gloss surface. Developed in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art, Gamvar goes on water-clear, stays water-clear and can...

Artists' Painting Medium - 75ml bottle - A slow drying, gloss medium which is ideal for fine detail work, glazing and smoothly blended areas with no brush marks.Reduces consistency & improves flow.Suitable for oiling out & enriching dull patches...

This item can only be shipped via ground shipping. Winsor & Newton Retouch Varnish spray is a fine, clear temporary varnish for recently finished oil paintings. This removable varnish can also be used to protect alkyd and acrylic paintings.

Genuine, cold-pressed linseed. Extracted through pressure alone. Less processed than alkali-refined. Closer to what was used in the past.  

Williamsburg Handmade Oils - Stand Oil - 4 oz.

Galkyd thins oil colors and increases transparency and gloss. When used in greater proportions with oil color, it will level brushstrokes, creating an enamel-like surface. It is Gamblin's fastest-drying painting medium. Thin layers will be...

Galkyd Lite thins oil colors and increases transparency and gloss. When used in moderation with oil colors, it is more fluid and less glossy compared to Galkyd. Thin layers will be touch-dry in 24-30 hours.

This fluid, solvent-free painting medium gives oil colors more flow and transparency. It has a moderately fast drying rate and increases gloss. Made from safflower oil and alkyd resin, it is non-toxic and contains no Gamsol or petroleum distillates.

Linseed Stand Oil - 75ml bottle - A pale viscous oil that slows drying while imparting a tough, smooth enamel finish with no brush marks.Increases film durability. Ideal for glazing & fine detail if mixed with solvent.