Search results for 'liquid'

Lefranc Bourgeois are a paint manufacturer with a long history of supplying to artists since their beginnings in 1720.

From their website: White spirit helps to thin oils and mediums and can be used to clean tools while working, although it is not a replacement for dedicated cleaners. “Fine art-quality” white spirit evaporates very rapidly and leaves no marks. It is stable over time, enabling it to be used to dilute mediums.

Consistency: liquid | Finish: neutral | Drying time: rapid

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.

Copaiba Balsam comes from the South American tree Copaifera landsdorfii. Its primary function is to improve the appearance of paint layers that may have become dull, brittle or sunken upon drying. It is a viscous liquid that may be diluted with turpentine, but which should not be used in painting mediums.