AUXILIARIE - Royal Talens

Mediums for oil colourThe purpose of a medium is to influence oneor more properties of the paint and to make thepaint suitable for a certain application. Examplesinclude consistency, gloss, flow, drying time,transparency and durability of a paint film.As a lower (lean) layer absorbs oil from an upperlayer, the upper layer must contain relatively moreoil. Apply here the fat over lean rule.Painting mediumThe addition of Talens Painting medium addsextra oil to the paint. This helps to prevent theupper layer eventually containing too little oil.What’s more, the resins make the paint filmmore durable. In addition, Talens Paintingmedium quick-drying has siccatives added to it.Siccatives increase the rate of oxygen absorptionand consequently the drying of the paint. Thesemediums are the modern replacements forthe traditional ‘mediums’ linseed oil and boiledlinseed oil.717Mixingpaintingmedium andpaintTalens Painting medium 083Purpose: Increasing the flow and/or transparency of oil colour, and makingthe paint fatterComposition: Vegetable oils, synthetic resins, white spirit• No influence on the drying time of the paint• Increases the durability and elasticity of the paint film• Makes the brush stroke run slightly, depending on the amount added• Increases gloss• Does not yellow• Can be thinned with white spirit or turpentine• Flammable• Available in: 75 ml, 250 ml and 1000 mlOil colour