Oils for oil painting - Royal Talens
Oils for oil painting - Royal Talens

Oils for oil painting

Make your own oil paint or make your paint fatter with the various oils for oil paint. These oils increase the flow and transparency of the paint. The collection includes linseed oils, poppy oils and stand oils in various amounts.

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What is the difference between purified and bleached linseed oil?

Bleached linseed oil differs from purified linseed oil only in terms of colour. As the colour of linseed oil is affected by conditions (light, oxidation), the difference in colour between the two oils will largely disappear over time.

What is stand oil and when is it used?

It is a very oily oil and therefore particularly suitable for application in final coats.

What is boiled linseed oil and when is it used?

Boiled linseed oil is a linseed oil heated with siccatives that can be used in a homemade oil paint medium to make the paint dry faster.

When can poppy oil be used?

Compared to linseed oil, poppy oil dries slower, is paler, yellows less and is less likely to scorch the paint. Because of these properties, a homemade medium based on poppy oil can be used in combination with light colours in the "alla prima" technique. However, poppy oil forms a weaker film than linseed oil and, when used in the lower layers, can cause problems for the adhesion of linseed oil paint in subsequent paint layers. It is therefore recommended to use poppy oil only in the last layer when layered painting.