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Cornelissen Walnut Oil
Starting at: £6.50
The introduction of Walnut Oil as a pigment binder is contemporaneous with the emergence of Linseed Oil. Their drying properties have been appreciated since the Middle Ages, and throughout history there is evidence of both oils being used alongside each other within the same painting. In fact, until the sixteenth century, it is believed that Walnut Oil was the preferred binding medium among Italian artists. It is made from mature walnut kernals, offering a pale colour and brilliant gloss. For this reason, it is sometimes chosen as a binder for light colours, as it provides a stronger paint film than Poppy Oil, and faster drying times. However, a paint film made from Walnut Oil will tend to be brittle, so it is more suited to a rigid support rather than canvas.
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Cornelissen Lemon Oil
Starting at: £12.30
Lemon oil is an essential oil, primarily used for its scent. Learn More -
Cornelissen Larch Venice Turpentine
Starting at: £18.00
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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Studio Safe Retouching Damar Varnish
Starting at: £12.30
Studio Safe Retouching Damar Varnish. Use where dull or sunken areas of a painting need lifting. Learn More -
Studio Safe Liquid Medium
Starting at: £15.50
Studio Safe Liquid Medium is a mix of Studio Safe Solvent and natural artists' oils. It is used to thin paint and increase gloss. This product is non-aromatic, non-flammable and has an orange scent. Learn More -
Studio Safe Gloss Picture Varnish
Starting at: £17.90
Studio Safe Gloss Picture Varnish. Dries to a gloss finish Learn More -
Roberson Pure Gum Turpentine
Starting at: £10.50
Slightly less refined than rectified spirit of turpentine. Often preferred as constituent of painting mediums. Learn More -
Roberson Exhibition Varnish
Starting at: £6.80
Apply to touch dry paintings as a temporary exhibition varnish. After 6 months a final picture varnish can be applied with no need to remove Ketone resin/white spirit. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Clear Shellac Varnish
Starting at: £9.00
Fast drying varnish for metal leaf. May also be used to seal absorbent surfaces prior to sizing. Cellulose based. Clean brushes with methylated spirits. Learn More -
Roberson Cold Pressed Linseed Oil
Starting at: £6.60
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. Cold Pressed Linseed Oil is ideal for the grinding of pigment to make oil paints. The process of producing Cold Pressed Linseed Oil results in a lower yield, but the resultant oil is of a superior quality to oil that has been extracted by other methods, creating a paint film that is more resistant to embrittlement on aging. Its slight yellow colour is caused by the high concentration of linolenic acid, the presence of which provides durability to the paint film. The amount of oil that each pigment requires can vary enormously. Alizarin Crimson, for example, requires a high percentage of oil compared to most other colours. We would always recommend mulling the pigment and oil together thoroughly to create a "short" or buttery paste, with evenly dispersed, well-coated pigment particles. This process contributes to the strength and flexibility of the paint film, and prevents the inclusion of excess oil. Origin: USA Learn More -
Roberson Matt Picture Varnish
Starting at: £7.00
Ketone resin/white spirit microcrystalline wax. Clear, tough protection without gloss. Useful overpaintings where resinous media have been used. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Acrylic Gloss Medium
Starting at: £9.60
(Copolymer emulsion) add to pigment to make acrylics. May also be added to prepared acrylic colours to extent them and increase gloss. Learn More -
Roberson Beeswax Picture Varnish
Starting at: £8.80
A final picture varnish suitable for both oil and acrylic paintings. unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Matt Glaze Medium
Starting at: £8.50
Mix with tube oils or pigment to improve flow and translucency, resulting in a satin finish. Contains silica driers. May darken if cap is left off bottle; if this happens, replace the lid and leave overnight to restore the colour with no lasting ill effects.
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Roberson Damar Varnish Low Gloss
Starting at: £7.30
Gum Damar/Turpentine. Dries hard/clear. Gives low gloss. Less prone to blooming than mastic. Non-yellowing. Removable with turpentine or white spirit. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson White Spirit
Starting at: £6.80
Plastic container. Solvent distilled from crude petroleum oils. Used to thin colour and to clean brushes. Slower drying time than turpentine. Learn More -
Roberson 1810 Medium
Starting at: £25.90
This is a traditional, high-oil "fat" painting medium, made using the highest quality materials. It will retain colour strength, is resistant to bleeding, has good flow release, is ideal for blending, and can be mixed with oil colours in any ratio. When dry, it creates an enamel-like surface.
Contains: Stand oil,Cold-pressed Linseed oil, Canada Balsam, Rectified Spirit of Turpentine, Beeswax, Driers.
Clean tools in white spirit. Do not use as a varnish, always mix with oil colour.
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Roberson Extra Fine Retouching Varnish
Starting at: £6.90
Synthetic, Polaroid B67 retouching varnish made as an alternative to natural resin, Damar retouching varnish. superior non-yellowing characteristics. Less readily absorbed into painted surface and less susceptible sinking. Dries quickly to a breathable, uniform, gloss finish. Learn More -
Roberson Safflower Oil
Starting at: £6.40
Safflower Oil is light-coloured, making it suitable for grinding pale pigments. It is still sometimes used as a binder for commercially available paints, although due to its very slow drying time it is best reserved for the final layers of a painting. Compared to Linseed oil, Safflower Oil will give a matte finish.
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Roberson Retouching Varnish
Starting at: £6.80
Damar resin/white spirit. Rectifies dull areas caused by sinking of paint. Also helps adhesion of succeeding layer. Finish between matt and satin. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Cobalt Siccative
Starting at: £6.90
A cobalt drier in white spirit, to be added sparingly to oil colours to accelerate drying. Learn More -
Roberson Satin Picture Varnish
Starting at: £7.00
Ketone resin/standoil/white spirit. Nearly colourless liquid which dries to a clear non-yellowing, non-blooming. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson PVA
Starting at: £11.60
PVA mixes with pigments to make glossy acrylic colours or an easy colour wash for walls. Also suitable as an adhesive. Learn More -
Roberson Refined Linseed Oil
Starting at: £12.10
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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Roberson Gloss Picture Varnish
Starting at: £7.00
B-67/stand oil/white spirit. Nearly colourless liquid which dries to a clear non-yellowing, non-blooming high gloss film. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Glaze Medium
Starting at: £8.00
Mix with tube oil colours or pigment to improve flow and translucency. For thin glazes, fine details and smooth brushwork.
Contains: Turpentine, Damar Resin, Stand Oil, Cobalt Dryers.
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Roberson Mastic Varnish Ordinary
Starting at: £16.00
Roberson Mastic Varnish Ordinary. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Roberson Maroger Medium
Starting at: £15.00
Roberson Maroger Medium can be mixed in equal parts with oil colours to give a lasting brilliance and workable consistency to paints. It prevents sinking when using a wet-in-wet techniques.
Contains: Damar Resin, Gum Arabic, Linseed Oil
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Roberson Poppy Oil
Starting at: £8.80
Poppy Oil is a slightly later addition to the artist's cabinet than Linseed Oil and Walnut Oil. It is generally used as a binder for pale colours, where the warmth of Linseed Oil is not desired. It provides a matte finish and dries very slowly, so we would not advise using it in conjunction with slow-drying pigments or in underpaintings. A paint film produced by Poppy Oil is weaker and softer than that created by Linseed Oil. This is because it contains a smaller percentage of linolenic acid than Linseed Oil; this substance imparts both strength and yellowness to an oil.
Although some of these properties can be perceived as drawbacks, paints made with Poppy Oil generally obtain a "short" or buttery texture without the addition of waxes or other additives, which can be an advantage for certain colours that produce poor consistencies in Linseed oil alone. Sometimes, the addition of a small quantity of Poppy Oil when grinding a tricky or "stringy" pigment in Cold Pressed Linseed Oil can introduce some of benefits of Poppy Oil, without transmitting its negative characteristics.
Paints made with Poppy Oil are particularly suited to "alla prima" working methods, where paint is applied spontaneously. When working in successive layers, Poppy Oil would only be appropriate for the final stages of a painting.
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