Charvin Oil Color Gums and Resins

Traditional gums and resins for creating mediums, varnishes and more!

Even with the relatively recent advent of pre-made paints, mediums and varnishes, there are still artists who prefer to follow the tradition of mixing and preparing their own materials from scratch, using recipes that are centuries-old. For these painters, sometimes the method is as important as the result, and understanding one's materials from the ground up can be a tremendous aid in producing paintings of depth and beauty. If you, too, would like to return to the methods of the old masters, then these traditional gums and resins from Charvin are the perfect place to start! Made from natural materials just as in ages past, these gums and resins are truly the basis for art as we know it!

• Adragante Gum (Gum Tragacanth) - Traditional binder for artists' pastels.

• Carnauba Wax - Matting agent and additive for encaustics.

• Copal Gum - Heat-dissolved resin for varnish and mediums.

• Dammar Gum - Traditional ingredient in varnish and mediums.

• Genuine Shellac in Spangles (Flakes) - Alcohol-soluble polymer for varnish.

• Gum Arabic Granules - Binder for watercolors and gouache.

• Gum Gutte - Resist for batik and silk painting.

• Mastic Resin - Ingredient for varnish and megilp medium.

• Rabbit Skin Glue Granules - For sizing canvas and making grounds.

• Sandaraque - Rigid resin for varnishes.

• Sandragon - Red resin for pigment and ruby varnish.

You may also be interested in The Artist's Handbook of Materials and Techniques.