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Liquitex Acrylic Varnish High Gloss
Starting at: £39.50
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ArtGraf Graphite Tailor shape
£5.80Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft. Learn More -
Gelatine Leaf
Starting at: £5.30
A pure form of glue from animal tissue. Used for sizing paper. Used in gliding and for weak sizes in isolating layers in tempera painting. Learn More -
Gum Arabic
Starting at: £4.25
Gum Arabic is a resoluble binding agent, commonly used in the preparation of watercolours, but also useful as an adhesive, a size, and in the production of soft pastels. It is a natural product, harvested from the Acacia tree between October and May. The highest grade of Gum Arabic comes from the Kordofan region of Sudan. It is exceptionally pale and pure and therefore particularly suited to watercolour painting, while Nigerian Gum Arabic (while stocks last) is better suited to stone lithography and other printmaking techniques. Please see the Formulas & Recipes section on our homepage for a recipe to make your own watercolour paints using Gum Arabic (currently under construction). Learn More -
One Shot Lettering Enamel Paint
Starting at: £13.65
Designed for traditional sign painting, these oil based lettering enamels provide superior vibrancy, flexibility, durability, and single stroke coverage. Specified for fine, sign paint lettering on store fronts and vehicles, the vibrant colours of 1 Shot Lettering Enamels spread evenly and offer outstanding hiding, durability and fade resistance. Superior flow characteristics assure the virtual absence of brush marks and provide a clean, sharp edge. Ideal for use on interior or exterior metal, glass, wood, and enamel receptive banners and vinyl. Learn More -
da Vinci Series 1875 Nova Filbert
Starting at: £3.25
Long handled synthetic brush for acrylic or oil painting. Soft bristles. Learn More -
Leather Regent Long Handle Brush Case
Starting at: £95.00
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This sturdy brush case measures 39cm, which is long enough to hold a selection of oil-painting brushes. All of our leather goods are handmade in Spain, and dyed with natural dyes that will fade and age beautifully over time. Please ring our office if you would like to make a custom order of this product.
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Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd Oil Colour
Starting at: £5.95
Artist quality range of 50 colours made from pigments bound in an oil modified alkyd resin. The main advantage of the Griffin Alkyd range is speed of drying - about 24 hours. Ideal for under painting. Compatible with traditional oils. Learn More -
Cornelissen Canada Balsam
Starting at: £20.10
Canada Balsam is an oleoresin, meaning that it is a mixture of essential oils and resin. It comes from the fir tree Abies balsamea, native to Canada and the eastern states of North America. It is notable for its pale colour, clarity and gloss, making it a useful ingredient in recipes for oil-painting mediums.
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Madder Root Pieces
Starting at: £27.80
NR9
The madder plant was once widely cultivated for the red dye extracted from its roots. Its earliest known use is in ancient Egypt, and there is evidence of its widespread adoption in Europe from the medieval period. Madder Lake, the pigment that is derived from the root, has now largely been replaced by synthetic alizarin pigments, but it is still used as an ingredient in some commercial paints. It provides a very transparent pigment, with a weak tinting strength, which can be used in all lime-free media, although it is very slow-drying in oil. It is fugitive to sunlight, so paintings containing Madder should be stored appropriately, but it remains one of the most lightfast plant-based pigments.
Larger quantities are available by request.
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Talens Picture Varnishes Aerosol
Starting at: £13.00
Aerosol varnish for oil paintings. Gloss or Matt finishes. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
ArtGraf Yellow Tailor shape
£5.80Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft. Learn More -
Omega Series 40 Varnish
Starting at: £6.20
Flat soft hog hair in cupro-nickel ferrule on short flat handle used for applying varnish to both oil and acrylic paintings. Also recommended for applying warm glue size and primers to all surfaces. Learn More -
Button Shellac
Starting at: £8.40
Shellac is a natural resin that is deposited by the female lac insect on the branches of trees in India and Thailand. It is soluble with alcohol, but not with mineral spirits or turpentine. It forms a tough yet flexible film, with many applications. It is suitable as a top coat for gilding when applied thinly, a sealant for porous surfaces, an isolating layer for tempera paintings, a base for pigmented inks, a protective layer for collograph plates, and a warm varnish for wooden floors and furniture. As it is prone to darkening with age, it is not recommended as a varnish for oils, and its solubility can reduce over time. There are various grades of shellac. When mixed with alcohol, it may initially form a cloudy mixture, due to traces of wax in the shellac, but this should become clear once it has dried. The highest grades of shellac are Clear Dewaxed Shellac, which has been de-coloured using the carbon filtering method, Lemon Shellac, and Orange Shellac, which are pale in colour. Button Shellac is less refined and therefore produces a reddish varnish. It was, in fact, widely used as a red dye before synthetic dyes became available. Learn More -
Winsor & Newton Picture Varnish Aerosol
Starting at: £16.10
Aerosol varnish for oil and acrylic paintings. Gloss, Satin or Matt finishes. Contains: Ketone resin, UV blockers. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
Renaissance Wax
Starting at: £8.75
Used by restoration specialists to revive and protect furniture, leather, paintings, metals etc. Freshens colours, imparts soft sheen. Very long shelf life. (approx 20 years) as long as it is not exposed to heat. Learn More -
Winsor & Newton Artists' Matt Varnish
Starting at: £8.05
Ketone resin/silica/white spirit. Pale translucent liquid dries quickly to matt film. Can be mixed with Gloss Varnish to alter finish. Not suitable for highly absorbant cracked paintings. Learn More -
Lapis Lazuli Light Pigment
Starting at: £10.20
PB29
Lapis Lazuli is a natural mineral pigment, mined in Afghanistan and South America. Different shades of Lapis Lazuli are determined by the intensity of colour of the lazurite vein; we offer the pigment in light and dark. For many centuries it was the most reliable blue pigment available, and became particularly significant during the Medieval and Renaissance periods, when its inclusion in a work of art denoted the wealth and status of the patron, or the holiness of a painting's subject. In commercial paint production it has largely been replaced by the more affordable Ultramarine Blue, although it still has a place on modern palettes due to its unique soft violet tone. It is a transparant pigment, with a low tinting strength.
Larger quantities are available by request.
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Ivory Black Pigment
Starting at: £4.00
Ivory Black is a natural pigment of impure carbon, derived from charred animal bones. It is semi-transparent, very lightfast, and offers good tinting strength. It is a particularly slow-drying pigment, which forms a soft, rather brittle paint film in oil.
Compared to other blacks, such as Vine Black, Ivory Black possesses warmer, brownish undertones. It should not be used at full-strength in an underpainting, as subsequent layers are likely to crack. Otherwise, it is a very useful all-purpose black for many types of paint, excluding mortar, fresco or cement.
Toxicity: B
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ArtGraf White Tailor shape
£5.80Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft. Learn More -
Orange Shellac
Starting at: £8.00
Shellac is a natural resin that is deposited by the female lac insect on the branches of trees in India and Thailand. It is soluble with alcohol, but not with mineral spirits or turpentine. It forms a tough yet flexible film, with many applications. It is suitable as a top coat for gilding when applied thinly, a sealant for porous surfaces, an isolating layer for tempera paintings, a base for pigmented inks, a protective layer for collograph plates, and a warm varnish for wooden floors and furniture. As it is prone to darkening with age, it is not recommended as a varnish for oils, and its solubility can reduce over time. There are various grades of shellac. When mixed with alcohol, it may initially form a cloudy mixture, due to traces of wax in the shellac, but this should become clear once it has dried. The highest grades of shellac are Clear Dewaxed Shellac, which has been de-coloured using the carbon filtering method, Lemon Shellac, and Orange Shellac, which are pale in colour. Button Shellac is less refined and therefore produces a reddish varnish. It was, in fact, widely used as a red dye before synthetic dyes became available. Learn More -
Maimeri Retouching Varnish Aerosol
Starting at: £13.45
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Aerosol varnish for oil or acrylic paintings. For use as temporary varnish for paintings less than 6 months old. Unable to send overseas. Learn More -
ArtGraf Carbon Black Tailor shape
£5.80Inspired by traditional tailor’s chalk block, prepared for drawing and painting. Water soluble and extremely soft. Learn More -
da Vinci Series 122 Cosmotop One Stroke
Starting at: £3.50
Finest golden synthetic fibre. More springy than Cosmotop Spin making it an excellent brush for watercolour, gouache, acrylic and oil painting. 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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Watercolour paint making set
Starting at: £0.40
A collection of equipment and ingredients useful for making watercolour by hand. This selection of quality materials has been put together for the begginer and intermediate paint maker alike. This set includes:
Equipment to mix the paint and fill watercolour pans:
Glass slab with hardwood stand
Cornelissen small muller
Small (half pan) and large (full pan) watercolour pan
Ingredients to make the watercolour binder :
Roberson Gum Arabic
Roberson Ox Gall
Equipment for painting:
Cornelissen 80a sables brushes in sizes 3 & 6
cermaic palette in flower shape
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Raw Umber Pigment
Starting at: £4.00
PBr7
Raw Umber is a natural earth pigment composed of iron oxide, manganese, and aluminium silicate. It has its roots in the Umbria region of Italy, and was historically a popular colour for underpaintings, as it dries very quickly. It is semi-opaque, very lightfast, and stable in all media but may be difficult to disperse in acrylic. It requires a large amount of liquid when mixed with oil.
Toxicity: B
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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 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 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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