Oil Colour
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What is the replacement for Wingel?
The nearest product to Wingel in the current Winsor & Newton range is Liquin Light Gel. Now discontinued, Wingel was a little difficult to break do...
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How to reduce the drying time of Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour
Artisan Fast Drying Medium can be used to improve the flow and speed up the drying of Artisan oil colours. It also increases gloss and transparency...
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Choosing a surface for oil painting
Before mixing your oil colours, it is worth spending a little time thinking about the type of surface that you intend to put the colours on. The mo...
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Why Flake White is not sold in tubes
Flake white and other lead products are affected by EU legislation. Understanding the implications regarding artists' materials is complicated and...
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When to use the colourless Oilbar
Colourless Oilbar is the equivalent of linseed oil in traditional oil colour, and is used for blending and glazing colours directly on the canvas....
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Using Oilbar with other Winsor & Newton oil colour ranges
Oilbar can be used with Winsor & Newton Artists' Oil Colour, Winton Oil Colour and Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Oil Colour. Due to the wax content, th...
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Using Mediums with Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour
As the name suggests, water (rather than solvents) can be added to Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour and this will help thin the colour and give goo...
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Using Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour with other Oil Colour ranges
Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colours and Mediums can be mixed with conventional oil colours and conventional mediums. However, the resultant mixture w...
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