Isolating Medium Isolates the paint film from subsequent varnish. Evens out the reflective quality to an equivalent gloss level. Dries to a non-yellowing permanent coat. Apply once existing paint film is touch dry. Ensure application as evenly and thin a coat as possible. Reduces the opportunity for paint-film destruction when varnishes are removed at a…
Oleogel A solvent free, soft gel medium for extending oil colours. Aids fluidity and paint handling. Refined Safflower Oil base. Constituents Refined Safflower Oil, Fumed Silica, Castor Wax, Cobalt Drier, Calcium Drier. Product code: 027 Oleogel Product Information Product Application Langridge Oleogel may be added to oil colours to aid paint flow and brush handling.…
Oil Glazing Gel A fast drying medium that gives a lasting brilliance to oils. Soft gel consistency designed for more robust glazing. Extends colours whilst holding brush marks. Constituents Alkali Refined Linseed Oil, Distilled Gum Turpentine, Damar Resin, Fumed Silica, Cobalt Drier. Product code: 030 Oil Glazing Gel Product Information Product Application Langridge Oil Glazing…
Impasto Medium Incredibly thick clear-gel medium. Add to oil colours to for extra ‘body’ without altering the colour. Constituents Refined Safflower Oil, Fumed Silica, Cobalt Drier, Calcium Drier. Product code: 017 Impasto Medium Product Information Product Application Langridge Impasto Medium should be added to oil colours in quantities no more than 25%. Mixed with oil…
Wax Paint Paste Wax medium with a thick, buttery consistency. Highly stable impasto medium that keeps colours bright. The surface has a lustrous physical quality with paint films of 2mm thick or more). Constituents Stand Oil (40 Poise), Microcrystalline Wax, Distilled Gum Turpentine, Damar Resin, Cobalt Drier. Product code: 006 Wax Paint Paste Product Information…
Cobalt Driers Accelerates the drying time for oil colours and mediums. Surface drier. Contains cobalt salts, which act as catalysts to speed up the oxidation and polymerisation processes in drying oils, such as linseed. Add cobalt driers in small quantities to oil paints or mediums. Excessive dosage may lead to issues such as brittleness or…
Calcium Driers Accelerates the drying time for oil colours and mediums. ‘Through-film’ drier. Concentrated calcium carboxylate siccative in mineral spirits. Calcium driers do not react on their own but in combination with other reactive siccatives such as Cobalt Driers. Used to equalise stresses in drying rates within thick paint films to prevent surface wrinkling. Use sparingly…
Refined Linseed Oil Highest quality Dutch linseed oil used as a medium for oil colours. Increases gloss and transparency. Adds a soft, ‘slippery’ quality when added to oil colours. Made by crushing steam heated flax seed to produce greater quantities of oil than in cold pressing. Treated with alkalis post-pressing and water washed to remove…
Cold Pressed Linseed Oil Natural drying oil used as a traditional binder for grinding oil colours. Has increased wetting power and imparts flexibility to paint films. Made by crushing the flax seed under great pressure. Low yield of oil from the seed using this extraction method. Removes the pronounced stroke to the brushmark, so that…
Cold Pressed Walnut Oil Natural drying oil used as a traditional binder for grinding oil colours. Has increased wetting power and imparts flexibility to paint films. Made by crushing the walnut seed under great pressure. Low yield of oil from the seed using this extraction method. Removes the pronounced stroke to the brushmark, so that…
