Poppy oil’s slow drying time may be helpful for painters using “wet into wet” techniques. Adding 10% volume of poppy oil slows down the drying time of Gamblin Galkyd Painting Mediums.

GAMBLIN OIL PAINTING MEDIUMS

True to historic working properties. Safer. More Permanent.

At Gamblin, their mission is to lead oil painting into the future. This means crafting materials as they ought to be, not just as they have been. Their contemporary mediums are true to historic working properties, yet safer and more permanent.

Painting mediums offer a great deal more than simply extending oil colours. Mediums modify the functional properties of oil colour from the tube – from a fluid consistency for expressive mark making to a stiff paste for creating thick, crisp marks. Painting mediums also broaden the visual qualities of our colours – from increasing the transparency of paint layers to creating a range of surface qualities, from high gloss to matte.

When a painting is completed, all the thought, effort and emotion that went into it are reflected in the artist’s marks. Choosing the appropriate painting medium can be essential to making oil painting your own. With a painting medium that fits your needs, you can get into the painting flow faster and stay there longer.

Oil painting mediums should not be used as a varnish or final coat.