A soft, natural white resin which dissolves easily at normal temperatures in spirits of turpentine or petroleum. It dissolves in drying oil by heating. Offering a glossy light-colored film, it can be used as a medium for oil color and as an agent in varnish, tempera and adhesives. Melting point 160º - 170º C. Softening point 75º - 100º.

Holbein Japan Gold Size primarily designed for gilding (gold leaf) when mixed with turpentine. It may also be used for tempera painting or as an oil painting medium. It slows down the drying time when mixed with oil colors.

Lesolvent is an ideal mixture of Spirit of Turpentine, Poppy Oil, Siccatif and resin. This ready-to-use medium will speed the drying time and add vivid luster and smoothness to your painting application.

Used for thinning oil colors. However, Linseed Oil sometimes causes a yellowing problem with the passage of time.

Holbein Painting Medium Jelly produces a quick-dried durable glossy surface without any change in hue. Improves the flow of oil color, transparency and flexibility and enhances luminosity.Discontinued. Stock is limited.

The ingredients of Painting Oil Medium are the same except as Holbein Lesolvent de Colore,, except Linseed Oil is mixed instead of Poppy Oil. This ready-to-use medium saves time and labor for mixing various oils.

When applied with Poppy Oil or Linseed Oil, this varnish gives extreme brilliance to the picture. This varnish serves to yield faster drying time and higher gloss.

For application to the painting about six months after completion. Brush this oil very thinly and lightly on the work after it has completely dried and you can reproduce natural luster on the picture. This oil serves to protect the surface.

Used for thinning oil colors. Poppy Oil Purified does not causes a yellowing problem with the passage of time, and most discerning artists use Poppy Oil for this reason.

A non-yellowing mixture of stand oil, resin and refined petroleum oil, this medium, when mixed with oil color, will accelerate drying and harden the painting surface. As a glaze, it will provide a glossy surface which deepens the color.

When the painter wishes to retouch the picture after the completion and to produce the same gloss as in the original, this oil may be used. It is not as thick as Picture Varnish but produces and excellent gloss.

This fragrant oil has properties similar to turpentine but has a greater tendency to oxidize or gum and does not evaporate as readily.

Used to thin out colors and provide a smoothness in application. Evaporate quickly. It leaves no residue and impart a dull mat finish.

Spirit of Turpentine is an extract of resin from pine trees. Used to thin out colors and provide a smoothness in application. Evaporate quickly. It leaves no residue and impart a dull mat finish.

A heavy viscous oil for blending with oil color to produce surface transparency and brightness and a smoothness which enhances the leveling of the brush stroke. With a greatly reduced tendency to yellow with age, its mixed viscosity may be softened with turpentine or spirits of petroleum.

Still made by the orthodox method of exposure to the sun for prolonged periods. Its increased viscosity improves drying, leveling and protective characteristics. Used for oil medium, varnishes and glazes, it may be diluted with turpentine or petroleum oils.

A type of glossing oil made from condensed poppy oil. Try to mix oil colors with this oil alone, without the combined use of other mediums, and the result will be a painting of such high gloss as to appear similar to enamels. The use of this oil is an individual choice and many artists enjoy its features in application.

Used for matting a picture already painted. Matted oil pictures can be appreciated from any angle in the same way as water color pictures since they do not reflect the light. Normally oil color pictures have a high gloss, but may paintings are enhanced by matting back to a dull surface.