Oil paint auxiliaries

Basic White is a fast-drying white alkyd oil paint specially developed for making relief underpaintings. Due to the high concentration of dry raw materials (a balanced ratio of titanium white pigment and fillers), Basic White offers optimum adhesion for oil paint after drying. Underpainting White can also be mixed with oil paint in any proportion. Only to be used on a ground prepared for oil paint.

Cobra painting paste is a colourless and water mixable medium.

Yes, the oxygen absorption and thus the ageing process is slowed down by a final varnish. At the same time, the final gloss level is determined and the paint is protected against atmospheric contamination. Cobra water-thinnable oil paint dries like traditional oil paint through the absorption of oxygen, a chemical process. After the paint is completely dry, this oxidation process will not stop and an ageing process takes effect. Eventually, this can become visible as crackling. After the paint is completely dry (with normal layer thickness about one year, with very thin layers several months earlier, with thicker layers several years) it is therefore advisable to apply a final varnish. Oxygen absorption, and thus the ageing process, is slowed down by the varnish layer.

Oil paint dry under the influence of oxygen, heat and light. To promote drying, there should therefore be sufficient ventilation and light and the room should be at room temperature. Furthermore, drying can be accelerated by adding a siccative or quick-drying medium to the paint.