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How to use mediums with Designers Gouache

There are a number of acrylic mediums in both gloss and matt variations that can be used with Designers Gouache. However, we recommend experimenting with your chosen medium and colour before committing to a painting.  …

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Five watercolour mediums to transform your artwork

Add new dimensions to your artwork and reinvent your paintings altogether. Whether you’re blending, adding texture or layering and juxtaposing washes within your watercolour practice, our extensive range of mediums…

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Four effects you can achieve with mediums for oil colour

If you’re looking to expand your oil painting techniques, we’ve compiled essential guides to realising four unique effects with mediums inspired by artist Nick Scrimenti. Read more on Nick’s pragmatism and…

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How to use mediums with Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour

As the name suggests, water (rather than solvents) can be added to Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour to thin the colour and give impressive results. It’s a great alternative if…

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Tips for using acrylic mediums

Applying a medium to your artwork can be nothing short of transformative. From slowing drying times to adding texture, mediums complement your colour choices perfectly. Conveniently, all our acrylic mediums…

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How to understand health and safety information on our products

The art of painting safely with Winsor & Newton artists’ materials, whether in your home or studio space, or while travelling, can be achieved with a combination of care and…

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Setting up an artists’ studio

Studio space: what works for you? Landscapes and locations are great, but at some point, every artist needs their own space. A studio can be a haven, an engine room,…

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Safety in the studio: decoding hazard symbols

Do you need help deciphering what hazardous paint symbols signify? Small tubes of paint often illustrate a hazard label pictogram, and to help decode these we’ve got a safety data…

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How to rescue tubes of solidified watercolour

If your colour has solidified in the watercolour tube, it is not possible to return it to its liquid form. But it can be used as a type of pan…

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How to reduce solvent odours when using oil paint

Let’s face it – solvents can be strong smelling, and with many artists painting within their home or in shared studio spaces, this can seem off-putting. The good news is,…

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Using Oilbar with other Winsor & Newton oil colour ranges

Winsor & Newton Oilbar can be used with Artists’ Oil Colour, Winton Oil Colour and Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Oil Colour. Due to its wax content, thick Oilbar films are…

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How to use art masking fluids

Do you want the freedom to apply broad colour washes across your painting surface, without the wash covering key details within a composition? Here’s where learning how to apply Art Masking Fluid…