Williamsburg Oil Painting Drying Oils and Mediums

The Perfect Accompaniment to Williamsburg Handmade Oil Paints - Williamsburg Painting Mediums And Drying Oils!

Professional oil paints require professional-quality drying oils and mediums. Any additive used to alter the paint while working needs to be of equal quality of the paint you use, for the maximum benefit of continuity of paint film strength and durability. Williamsburg is proud to offer a unique selection of drying oils and mediums to enhance your oil painting experience. Drying Oils are available in bottles from 4oz to 32 oz sizes, and Wax Medium is available in cans from 8oz to 32oz.

Linseed Oil - Genuine alkali-refined linseed oil. Increases flow, transparency and gloss. Useful as an ingredient in painting mediums.

Cold Pressed Linseed Oil - Genuine, cold-pressed linseed oil. Extracted through pressure alone. Less processed than alkali-refined oil. Closer to what was traditionally used in the past.

Stand Oil - a thick, honey-like linseed oil with excellent leveling properties. Increases flow, transparency, and gloss. Useful as an ingredient in painting mediums. Slower drying and less yellowing than other linseed oils, it creates a smooth, durable, flexible film.

Wax Medium - Pure beeswax, damar resin, and refined linseed oil. No paraffins or microcrystalline. Use in moderation to thicken paint; imparts a short, buttery texture. Increases transparency, dries to a satin sheen.

Alkyd Resin - Made from a slow-drying pure alkyd resin with the consistency of a thick stand oil. Dries to a glossy, flexible, and enamel-like film. Useful in making other mediums or added directly into oil paints to modify transparency and flow. WARNING: Combustible. Vapor harmful.