oil paint

  • Oil Colour Mediums Explained

    Oil Colour Mediums Explained

    Date: 01-04-2019
    News, Tips & Info
    Oil colour is a very different paint to acrylic. Acrylic paints and mediums lose water content as they dry, shrinking up to 35-40%. Almost all acrylic mediums can be used on their own, as they are made from acrylic resin and solids and dry to a durable film. Read More...
  • Brilliant Colour: About Paint and Pigments

    Brilliant Colour: About Paint and Pigments

    Date: 12-02-2018
    News, Tips & Info
    Colour is seductive, applealing to us on both cultural and instinctual levels. Everyone responds to colour, but for artists, it's our primary tool. The term "artists' quality" generally stands for the strongest, lightfast colours in the clearest, most durable binders, and while student quality paint suits basic application, colour in its most concentrated form is what really makes a painting zing! Read More...
  • Banish Solvents with New Medium W

    Banish Solvents with New Medium W

    Date: 26-01-2017
    News, Tips & Info
    This exciting new oilpainting medium from Schmincke expands painting possibilities with no harmful fumes: mixing 1 part Medium W into 2 parts oilcolour makes the paint water-miscible… you can now thin it with water! Read More...