A range of mediums has been developed specifically for use with Winsor & Newton Artisan Mixable Oil Colour, allowing the characteristics of the tube colour to be altered and all oil colour techniques to be achieved.
Artisan Water Mixable Fast Drying Medium
This fast drying medium improves the flow and speeds the drying of Artisan colours, smoothes brushwork and increases gloss and transparency. Excellent for glazing and fine detail. Resistant to yellowing.
Artisan Water Mixable Linseed Oil
Water Mixable Linseed Oil reduces consistency and improves the flow of Artisan colours, whilst also increasing gloss and transparency.
Artisan Water Mixable Painting Medium
Artisan Water Mixable Painting Medium thins the consistency of Artisan colours and aids fine detail work. It also improves the flow and wetting of the colour. Dries slowly to a flexible film and is good for oiling out.
Artisan Water Mixable Stand Oil
Artisan Water Mixable Stand Oil improves the flow and levelling of Artisan colours. It is excellent for glazing and fine detail as it smoothes brushwork. Stand Oil is slow drying.
Safflower Oil
When painting with whites or pale colours, Artisan Safflower Oil can be used instead of Linseed Oil to reduce consistency. The paler colour means that the paler pigments maintain their brightness. It also increases gloss and transparency.
Thinner
Although water is suitable as a dilutent for Artisan colour, its speedy evaporation can make the colour thicken upon the palette much quicker than conventional oil colour would when used with turpentine. To help with this issue this Thinner has been developed which can be used instead of water or combined with it. It also provides a more oily consistency which is preferred by some painters, plus there is less colour change than there would be when using water.