• Purpose: Thinning oil colour and cleaning brushes and other artistsmaterials Composition: Mineral oil distillate with the minimum possible content of harmful constituents Characteristics:
    • Odourless
    • Drying time somewhat longer than Talens white spirit (090)
    • Very pure, 100% evaporation; disappears completely from the paint film
    • Makes oil paint leaner (use in lower coats)
    • Not suitable for removing dry varnish coats
  • Purpose: For the artist to make his own paint and painting medium Composition: 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
  • Holbein Linseed Oil is used to increase oil paints’ fluidity and gloss, and slows drying time.
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