AUXILIARIE - Royal Talens

Purified linseed oil and bleachedlinseed oilThe designations ‘purified’ and ‘bleached’ arisefrom the time when the seed shells and mucilagepresent were removed from the oil after havingbeen pressed from the linseed. These days thelinseed oil is purified and bleached in a similarmanner, although the method is now much moresophisticated. The result is a very pure and isas colourless as possible an end product withlittle difference between purified and bleachedlinseed oil.Talens Purified linseed oil 027Purpose: For the artist to make his own paint and painting mediumComposition: Linseed oil• Increases the gloss and the drying time of the paint film• Increases the risk of the paint film wrinkling• Shows strong yellowing in dark conditions, which largelydisappears in daylight• Can be thinned with white spirit or turpentine• Available in: 75 ml and 250 ml2424Talens Bleached linseed oil 025Purpose: For the artist to make his own paint and painting mediumComposition: Linseed oil• Increases the gloss and the drying time of the paint film• Increases the risk of the paint film wrinkling• Shows less yellowing in dark conditions than Purified linseed oil;the yellowing largely disappears in daylight• Can be thinned with white spirit or turpentine• Available in: 75 ml and 250 mloils