Oil Colour Mediums

Oil painting mediums give you control over how your paint behaves — adjusting drying time, consistency, finish, and texture to suit your technique and vision. The right medium can open up entirely new ways of working with oil colour.

Our range includes mediums for extending drying time, increasing gloss and transparency, building impasto texture, and more. We stock trusted options from Winsor & Newton alongside specialist mediums including cold wax for encaustic-style effects.

• Drying oils and alkyd mediums to speed or slow drying
• Gloss, matt, and satin varnishes and finishes
• Impasto and texture mediums
• Cold wax medium for encaustic effects
• Linseed, stand, and safflower oils

Please note: some mediums containing solvents are available in our Bawdeswell shop but cannot be posted due to postal restrictions. Get in touch if you’re looking for something not listed here.