The Sydney Art Store - Langridge Artists Mediums

Alkalai Refined Linseed Oil Langridge

Highest quality Dutch linseed oil used as a medium for oil colours. Increases gloss and transparency.
Adds a soft, 'slippery' quality when added to oil paints.
Use sparingly as a medium as linseed has a tendency to yellow with age

$6.00

Stand Oil Langridge

Non-yellowing oil for use in all oil mediums. Thick and honey-like oil, it will give enamel-like qualities to paint.
Too thick to use straight, it should be diluted with solvent.
Slow drying to allow al la prima painting.
Reduces brush marks. Dries to a tough flexible film.

$10.00

Distilled Gum Turpentine Langridge

Natural diluent and solvent for oil colours and varnishes.
Distilled from the resin of tapped Gum Thus Pine.
Greater wetting power than other solvents.
Has a pleasant pine odour.

$6.00

Odourless Solvent Langridge

A safer alternative to traditional solvents with less toxicity. Completely odourless.
Ideal turpentine replacement for artists concerned about exposure to harmful solvents.

$6.40

Artists White Spirit Langridge

Economical all purpose solvent. Ideal for cleaning brushes as it has a strong detergent action.
If used heavily it will matt oil paint. Has a distinctive petroleum smell.

$13.00

Acrylic Primer Langridge

A superior high resin, low chalk content primer with excellent hiding power due to high Titanium White loading. Suitable for oils and acrylics. Can be applied to a wide range of surfaces including raw canvas, wood and paper.
No prior sizing needed.

$26.00

Oil Primer Langridge

A traditional linseed oil based oil primer. Produces a high quality white surface with good tooth and flexibility for oil painting. Reduces sinking in of colours and imparts good luminosity.
Must be used on a pre-sized support (ie. rabbit skin glue or archival PVA on canvas or panel).

$27.00

Underpainting Medium Langridge

Lean medium to be used for the 'first-sketch' in painting.
Low oil content for rapid drying, minimising chances of cracking when overpainting with full strength colours. Stand Oil base ensures non-yellowing of artwork.
(Stand Oil, Linseed Oil, Gum Turpentine, Cobalt Driers)

$9.00

Painting Medium Langridge

Free-flowing medium for oils that improves paint handling. Quickly dries to a tack but remains fresh so that it may still be painted into. Perfect for wet on wet technique.
Stand Oil base ensures non-yellowing of artwork.
Pale colours stay bright while deep tones are enriched.
(Stand Oil, Linseed Oil, Gum Turpentine, Cobalt Driers)

$10.00

Glaze Medium Langridge

A resin rich oil medium that gives oil colours increased translucency. Perfect for the creation of optical depth and soft suffusions of colour.
Used for traditional thin glazes and fine detail work.
Stand Oil base ensures non-yellowing.
(Stand Oil, Damar Resin, Gum Turpentine, Cobalt Driers)

$10.00

Odourless Painting Medium Langridge

$10.00

Wax Painting Paste Langridge

Wax medium with a thick, smooth, buttery consistency.
Highly stable impasto medium that keeps colours bright. The correct medium for use in thick impasto painting.
(Stand Oil, Refined Beeswax, Gum Turpentine, Damar Resin, Cobalt Driers)

$15.00

Oil Glazing Gel Langridge

A fast drying medium that gives a lasting brilliance to oils.
Soft gel consistency designed for more robust glazing and as such is not designed as an impasto medium. Extends colours whilst holding brush marks.
(Linseed Oil, Odourless Solvent, Silica, Driers)

$15.00

Cobalt Driers Langridge

Siccative made with cobalt naphthenate. Acts as a drier for all oil colours and mediums. To be used sparingly as its overuse will destroy paint films.

$12.00

Safe-gel Langridge

A solvent free, non-toxic solvent free, thick gel medium.
Extends Oil colours while maintaining structure and soft buttery consistency. Slow drying.

$15.00

Safe Clean-up Langridge

A solvent free, non-toxic hand and brush cleaner.
Safely removes Oil and Acrylic paint.
By placing brushes in Safe-Clean-up overnight it will even remove dried paint.

$15.00

Retouch Varnish Langridge

Temporary varnish for paintings six months or younger. Revives dull areas caused by sinking in of paint. Helps adhesion of subsequent paint layers.
Dries to a satin finish. Remove with Gum Turpentine.
(Damar Resin, Gum Turpentine)

$8.90

Damar Varnish Langridge

Used both as a final varnish and as a constituent of artists' oil and egg tempera mediums. Dries hard and clear. Highest quality resin clarified before filtration.
Dries to a satin-gloss finish. Remove with Gum Turpentine.
(Damar Resin, Gum Turpentine)

$8.95

Gloss Varnish Langridge

$10.00

Wax Varnish Langridge

For oil and acrylic painting.
Apply with a clean cloth and polish to desired finish.
Dries naturally to a matt reflection but may be buffed to a satin finish if required.
Remove with Gum Turpentine.
(Refined Beeswax, Gum Turpentine)

$13.00