Yes, really. Water-mixable oils are true oil paint, made to thin and wash up with water.
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Water-mixable oils blend and layer just like traditional oils. You can use them with the oils you already have, so there's no need to replace your collection, and Mont Marte H2O even mixes with acrylic and gouache! |
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Mont Marte H2O Water-Mixable Oil Intro Set8 × 18ml
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Winsor & Newton Artisan Water-Mixable Oils10 × 12ml
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Mont Marte H2O Water-Mixable Oils36 × 18ml
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WAS $17.95NOW $8.98
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WAS $78.95NOW $63.16
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| Eight 18ml colours: the easy way to try water-mixable oils, and a perfect stocking filler. |
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Ten Winsor & Newton colours, from Lemon Yellow and Magenta to Cerulean Blue and Phthalo Green. |
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Thirty-six colours, from Porcelain to Prussian Blue: a full studio palette in one box. |
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A handful of tubes can open up dozens of colours. Try it with your set:
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Pick four or five tubes. |
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Mix two of them together in different amounts: more of one, then more of the other. |
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Paint something small using only those mixes. |
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Gamblin 1980 Oils Intro Set8 × 37ml + gel medium + panel
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Winsor & Newton Winton Oils20 × 12ml
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WAS $133.00NOW $106.40
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WAS $125.00NOW $106.25
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| Eight 37ml tubes of Gamblin 1980, ground from pure pigment, refined linseed oil and marble dust, plus a gel that changes how the paint feels and a panel to paint on. |
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Twenty lightfast colours (slow to fade in light), Cadmium Lemon to Vandyke Brown, in a firm paint that holds every brushstroke. |
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Old paint creeping into a new mix is what turns colours muddy. Two habits keep them bright:
On the palette
Give every mix its own space.
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On the brush
Wipe between colours, and keep one brush for lights, one for darks.
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Mont Marte Oil Brush Box7 taklon brushes · wooden box
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Mabef Rectangular Palette30 × 45cm · MDF
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Mont Marte Oval Wood Palette30 × 38cm
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WAS $47.95NOW $38.36
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WAS $32.95NOW $29.66
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| Seven smooth taklon brushes in four shapes (rounds, flats, a filbert and an angle) in a sliding-lid wooden box. |
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A roomy 30 × 45cm Mabef palette with space for every mix. |
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The traditional kidney-shaped wooden palette. Rub it with linseed oil first for a surface that wipes clean. |
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Oil sticks are oil paint with a little wax added, shaped into a stick. Draw and layer straight onto your surface.
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Each stick grows a thin skin that keeps the paint fresh. Peel it off the tip, then draw. |
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Work on canvas, panels or paper prepared for oils, with the sticks alone or alongside your oil paints and mediums. |
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They are touch-dry within a few days, though a finished piece needs six months before you varnish it. |
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Sennelier Mini Oil Sticks6 × 12ml
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Sennelier Oil Sticks Discovery Set6 × 38ml
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Sennelier Oil Stick Set6 fluoro and metallic
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| Six mini sticks plus a step-by-step video via the QR code on the box, made for a first go. |
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Full-size red, yellow and blue with white, black and green, so you can mix your own colours by hand. |
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Fluoro yellow, orange and pink with silver, gold and copper, for bold highlights and shimmer. |
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Glazing means brushing thin, see-through colour over dry paint, so the layer below glows through.
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Wait until the painted area is touch-dry. |
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Thin a little transparent colour with linseed oil. |
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Brush it on in one smooth layer, and let it dry before you add another. |
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Mont Marte Transparent Oil Set8 × 18ml
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WAS $14.95NOW $12.71
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| Eight Premium see-through colours, smooth and buttery, made for glazing. |
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Mix a medium (an oil, gel or wax) into your paint to change how it flows, dries and finishes.
Make it flow
Linseed oil and painting mediums thin your paint for smooth, fluid strokes.
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Build it up
Cold wax and Oleogel thicken it, for a matte look or raised, sculpted marks.
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Finish it
Varnish goes on last, once a painting is fully dry, to protect it.
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Gamblin Oil Painting Must Haves6 mediums
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Langridge Oil Mediums Essential Kit6 products + guide
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WAS $74.95NOW $59.96
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$54.95 |
| Six Gamblin essentials for painting, cleaning up and varnishing, in a reusable hemp bag with QR links to tips. |
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Six Langridge essentials, including a low-toxic paint medium and Solvent 75 for cleanup, with a mini poster on using each. |
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Tinting means mixing a colour with white. A tint chart shows how strong each colour is, so you know how much to use in a mix.
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Mix each colour with an equal amount of white. |
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Paint a small labelled swatch of each mix. |
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Keep the chart beside your palette. |
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Gamblin Artist Oils Intro Set9 × 37ml
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Art Spectrum Wooden Box Oils8 × 40ml + 100ml linseed oil
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WAS $263.00NOW $210.40
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WAS $159.95NOW $127.96
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| Nine artist-grade 37ml colours, most made with a refined linseed oil that yellows less over time. |
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Eight 40ml Australian-made colours and 100ml linseed oil in a hinged wooden box, ready to give. |
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Your next chapter starts here. Flip through the Christmas catalogue for oil sets, brushes and gifts they'll love.
