Old Holland Oil Painting Mediums

Professional Master's Quality Oil Painting Mediums from Old Holland!

Since 1664, Old Holland has been manufacturing the most professional quality pigments, painting oils, and varnishes for artists like Vermeer and the Dutch Masters. With oils pressed by a windmill, they still manufacture drying oils, stand oils, and varnishes to the highest standard of quality in the most traditional methods feasible.

Cold Pressed Linseed Oil - Cold pressed linseed oil from ground Flax Seeds, which are pressed by Old Holland in their tradition of using a windmill. Enhances the fluidity of paint and enables brush strokes to be removed. Enhances gloss but lengthens the drying time, dries to a flexible, durable paint film. Used as an ingredient in custom painting mediums. Can be thinned with turpentine or white spirit.

Bleached Linseed Oil - Cold pressed linseed oil which has been bleached to lighten the oil color, making it yellow less than traditional linseed oil, but dries slower, as well. Enhances the fluidity of paint and enables brushstrokes to be removed. Enhances gloss of paint film. Can be thinned with turpentine or white spirit.

Stand Oil - Boiled polymerized linseed oil, thick to a honey-like consistency. A popular additive in painting mediums, especially for glazing mediums. Yellows less than linseed oil as has already begun the oxidation process. Dries more slowly than regular linseed oil, to a flexible and durable paint film.

Refined Poppy Oil - Obtained from the first pressing of poppy seeds. Maintains many of the qualities of linseed oil, but yellows less when mixed with light colors and dries much more slowly. Use conservatively as Poppy Oil paint film dries more brittle than linseed oil.