OIL MEDIUMS

Zest-it® Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner is used for diluting oil paint and cleaning brushes, it is non-flammable, non-toxic and leaves no residue of itself in the painted work. The Zest-it Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner is a much safer solvent for oil painters than Gum Turpentine and White Spirit, it has been an excellent replacement for many years. It does not contain any Aromatics or CFC's and it is non-flammable, non-toxic and biodegradable with low VOC's and is therefore kinder to the environment. It can travel by road, sea and air, therefore an excellent accompaniment if you are going on a painting holiday (depending on the airline). It is re-usable, which makes it economical and a little goes a long way.

Use as a diluent to thin oil paint, oil based ink, oil pastels and wax pencils. Thin oil paint 'as thin as ink' for under-painting a canvas or colouring a surface. Excellent for blending oil pastel, oil bars and paint sticks, can be used to give a smooth finish, the same techniques can be used with wax based media. It is an excellent solvent for Gum Damar and other resin for making varnish. You may have read that only turpentine will dissolve these resins, this has not been the case for many years, so you can use it to make your own varnish if you wish. Zest-it Brush Cleaner can be used to make a standard "5 lb cut" varnish and dilute it down to your required strength. However we would advise using the same diluent for dilution as mixing solvents could cause your varnish to go cloudy.

Use it to make a medium by mixing with Linseed Stand Oil and Cold Pressed Linseed Oil. Your painting medium will be easier to make-up if you add the Oil to the solvent and not the other way round. Linseed oils are very viscous and it takes a decent amount of 'agitation' for the two products to mix together thoroughly. Painting mediums can be a personal 'thing' and the ratio of the mix is not fixed. If you are unsure, as a suggestion, try a 50/50 mix and adjust the proportions from there.

Use for cleaning oil paint, oil colour, oil bars, oil pastels, oil based ink, wax based products, Damar varnish and other oil based products from your brushes, palette, painting knives, rollers and equipment. The Zest-it Brush Cleaner has considerable active strength, meaning it is re-usable many times for brush washing. After use allow to settle and decant off the clear liquid, this saves on waste and makes it economical in use. If you need to dispose of unused Brush Cleaner, before throwing away ask your local art club if they could make use of it, you may do someone a good deed! Dispose of 'paint sludge' by putting onto damp sand or soil in a container.

Zest-it® Citrus Free Solvent is ideal for those oil painters who wish a little more 'bite' to their solvent, prefer a non-citrus smell and a slightly stronger action than the original Zest-it Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner. Just like the original Zest-it Oil Paint Dilutant and Brush Cleaner, it leaves no residue of itself in your work, however, it has a slightly faster drying time because it is without the citrus element. Use it as a solvent, a diluent, a medium and for brush cleaning.

The Zest-it Citrus Free Solvent is a much safer solvent for oil painters than Gum Turpentine and makes an excellent replacement because it is non-toxic and non-flammable. The solvent is just as easy to use as the original Zest-it Brush Cleaner and can be used in just the same way. The Aliphatic Hydrocarbon has a slight solvent odour because it contains no Aromatics or CFC's, has low VOC's and is kinder to the environment. It can travel by road, sea and air, therefore an excellent accompaniment if you are going on a painting holiday. It is re-usable, which makes it economical and a little goes a long way.

Use it as a medium for mixing with Linseed Stand Oil and Cold Pressed Linseed Oil to make your own painting mediums. Your painting medium will be easier to make-up if you add the Linseed Oil to the Zest-it Citrus Free Solvent and not the other way round. Linseed oils are very viscous and it takes a decent amount of 'agitation' for the two products to mix together thoroughly. Painting mediums can be a personal 'thing' and the ratio of the mix is not fixed. If you are unsure, as a suggestion, try a 50/50 mix and adjust the proportions from there.

Suitable for cleaning brushes and wiping surfaces after oil painting.
Comes in 2 Litres

Specifically formulated for Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colors, this 75ml bottle of linseed oil offers artists a versatile medium for their paintings. It enhances the flow of the water mixable oils, improves color blending, and provides a traditional linseed oil finish. Enjoy the convenience of water mixable oils with the benefits of linseed oil using this high-quality Artisan Linseed Oil.

Cobra Glazing Medium is a colourless medium that can be mixed with Cobra oil paint to make your paint flow better. The added amount affects the degree of transparency. This technique – making coloured transparent paint layers without a visible brush stroke – is referred to as glazing. Glazing mediums are very fat and should only be applied in the final layers of a painting. This medium is based on vegetable oils.

Increases the gloss and transparency of the paint.

Can be thinned with water.

Makes the brush stroke run slightly.

Does not influence the drying time of the paint.

Increases the durability of the paint film.

Yellows slightly.

Cobra Painting Medium is a colourless medium that can be mixed with Cobra oil paint to create a smoother and fatter paint. This allows the paint to be spread out easily and the brush stroke to become less distinct. It can be applied in a layered painting technique as well. This painting medium is based on vegetable oils and synthetic resin.

Increases the gloss and transparency of the paint.

Can be thinned with water.

Makes the brush stroke run slightly.

Does not influence the drying time of the paint.

Increases the durability of the paint film.

Yellows slightly.

A fast-drying, pale oil made from poppy seeds which is well suited for whites and pale colours.

Reduces consistency.

Increases gloss & transparency.

Resists yellowing.

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).

Resists yellowing.

Not suitable as a varnish or final coat.

Designed for artists seeking texture and impasto effects, this 200ml jar of Liquin Oleopasto Medium by Winsor & Newton is a versatile and high-quality medium for oil painting. Its thick consistency allows for bold brushwork and three-dimensional effects, while also accelerating drying time for quicker layering and efficient workflow. Achieve rich, textured masterpieces with this reliable medium.

Cobra Quick Drying Medium is a colourless medium that can be mixed with Cobra oil paint to reduce the drying time of the paint. It also increases the flow and transparency and makes the paint fatter. This quick drying medium is based on vegetable oils, synthetic resins and a siccative.

Shortens the drying time.

Increases the gloss and transparency of the paint.

Makes the paint fatter, just like Cobra Painting Medium.

Can be thinned with water.

Makes the brush stroke run slightly.

Increases the durability of the paint film.

Yellows slightly.

This premium linseed oil offers artists a high-quality medium for oil painting. With its cold-pressed formulation, it enhances paint flow, improves drying time, and adds a subtle sheen to artwork, ensuring professional results in a convenient 75ml size.

Improves Flow

Reduces Consistency

Increases Gloss

Increases Transparency

Ideal for grinding pigments

This thinner has been specially developed to maintain the oily feel ; keeps Artisan colour open longer than water. Although water is suitable as a diluent for the colour, its speedy evaporation can make the colour thicken upon the palette much quicker than conventional oil colour would when used with turpentine. As Artisan thinner does not form an emulsion with the colour, there is less colour change than there would be with water.

Low odour.

Can be cleaned up with water.

Can be combined with Artisan oils to prepare mediums.

This is a prepared medium that thins the colour consistency, improves flow and wetting, slows drying, increases the durability of the film and is resistant to yellowing. Artists' Painting Medium is well suited for 'oiling out'.

Winsor & Newton Artisan Impasto Medium is a specialized medium for artists working with water mixable oils. It is designed to enhance the texture and body of the paint, allowing artists to create thick and impasto effects.

This medium increases the viscosity and imparts a buttery consistency to the paint, enabling artists to build up layers, create textured brushstrokes, and add three-dimensional elements to their artwork. Winsor & Newton Artisan Impasto Medium is easy to use, dries to a durable and flexible finish, and maintains the water-mixable properties of the paints. It is an excellent choice for artists looking to explore the expressive possibilities of impasto techniques in their water mixable oil paintings.

This 75ml bottle of high-grade linseed stand oil provides artists with a reliable medium for oil painting. Its superior quality enhances drying time, promotes optimal flow, and imparts a durable and glossy finish to artworks, delivering professional results.

Improves flow of oil colours.

Excellent for masking mediums and glazing.

Smoothes brush strokes.

Slows drying and gives a tough elastic, pale film.

Slows drying rate while increasing durability of the film. Gives smooth enamel effect finish with no brush marks. Ideal for glazing and fine detail if mixed with solvent.

This is a fast drying medium that improves the flow and speeds the drying of Artisan oil colours, smoothes brushwork and increases gloss and transparency. It is excellent for glazing and producing fine detail and is resistant to yellowing.

This is a very popular medium as it speeds the drying of oil colour by about 50%, allowing further layers to be applied more quickly. The formulation has been improved and this has helped to wet the colour better. It thins the colour and increases gloss and transparency. When painting in layers it can substitute linseed oil and be combined with water and/ or thinner to maintain 'fat over lean.

This turpentine is a highly refined solvent for thinning oil colour and cleaning brushes. It is extremely effective in reducing the consistency of colour and also at removing paint when required. Winsor & Newton offer quality art products that are very popular with professionals and hobby artists.

The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium is designed to facilitate the flow of oil paint, level out the brush strokes and for glazing. The Clear Painting Medium can be of assistance to both the Traditional oil painter and the Wet-on-wet artist. It is a mix of Zest-it and Linseed Stand Oil without added Varnish, it also makes the paint it is used with dry faster.

For the Traditional oil painter. The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium is very useful for applying glazes to the painting. It dries clear and quite quickly, it will also lift any dull parts of a painting giving an overall balance to the surface finish. It does not contain any varnish, this keeps the dried glaze as a more flexible film and in keeping with the rest of the paintings structure. The last glaze can of course be worked into before it dries to completion.

Often when a painting has been drying for sometime dull areas show up. Before starting work on the painting again the artist often wants the 'wet look' back, this is an aid to judging the colour with more accuracy. Using the Clear Painting medium for this gives back the 'wet look', can be painted into and keeps the integrity of the painting. Very useful and a little goes a long way.

For the Wet-on-Wet painter. The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium gives an ideal base for the start of a canvas painting, allowing the artists to mix and blend colours on the canvas and can be used throughout the painting. The Clear Painting Medium can also be coloured before starting a wet-on-wet painting, just add a small amount of oil paint to an amount of the medium and mix together before using to wet the background - only a very thin coat is needed. The medium will stay workable for about twelve hours.

For the Tole or One-stroke painter. The Zest-it Clear Painting Medium is excellent for blending colours together when double loading a brush for one-stroke painting, which of course is a wet-on-wet painting method when using oils. When double loading a brush, mix a small amount of ZCPM with each pile of paint, then load into each side of the brush and blend on the palette. The painting medium also makes blending the applied colour easy.

The Clear Painting Medium can also be used to thin oil paint to an ink consistency for use with a dip pen nib, the oil written words will have a gloss and slightly raised profile.