Oils

Oil colours have been used in various forms from before the fifteenth century.

The popularity of oil colour can be attributed to its extraordinary versatility, rich voluptuous nature and unique smell.

It offers the artist excellent results from the traditional painting techniques of blending and glazing, to impasto and scumbling. Winsor & Newton began making oil colours in 1832, swiftly developing and subsequently maintaining a reputation for unparalleled excellence and consistency world-wide.

• Artists' Oil Colour has a world-wide reputation for supreme quality amongst professional artists.

• Winton Oil Colours are ideal for artists who want good quality colour at an affordable price.

• Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour is a range of colours created to appear and work similar to traditional oils, with the key difference being that you can mix them with water.

• Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Oil offers the excellent advantage of faster drying times than traditional oil colours.

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