While we work on our works and so that these, once completed, are well valued, there is a need for specific products, such as: Painting bases, Varnishes, Painting primers, Oils, Painting agents, Painting thinners, Painting fixatives.
Painting bases and Primers
The Painting primers are our allies in making the chosen surfaces vibrate with color and intensity.
In our Shop you can buy:
- Marabu Tafel Painting bases blackboard in various formats and colors; Painting bases made of extra opaque acrylic paint, resistant to water and light, to create blackboard surfaces on which it is possible to write with chalk; for optimal coverage, a double cross application of the color is recommended, Paints available in various colors;
- Talens Art Creation Gesso Primer paint 200/1000 ml; Paint primer used to prepare linen and cotton canvases, wood, plywood, chipboard and cardboard, also for alkaline surfaces such as new walls and concrete; mix the chalk with acrylic colors when colored surfaces are desired; guarantees quick drying, does not yellow;
- Winsor & Newton Transparent Gesso for Acrylic and Oil Painting 225 ml; Acrylic or Oil Painting Bases, transparent non-pigmented resin, imperceptible once dry; with the addition of acrylic colors it becomes an excellent painting primer.
Painting Thinners
Painting Agents and Thinners allow us to do a clean job, to obtain the desired consistencies and to have always performing tools, like new. Discover the best products, such as:
- Maimeri Oil Painting Thinners 75/250ml Odorless; Flavour-free painting thinners with moderate solvent power, suitable for people sensitive to the odors of traditional solvents; use in well-ventilated places, do not overdo the quantities;
- Lefranc Bourgeois Odourless Mineral Solvent 250 ml; Painting agents that can be used as paint thinners, useful for thinning oils and mediums, for cleaning tools, evaporates quickly for streak-free drying;
- Talens White Spirit for Oil Painting 75/250ml, for thinning oils, mediums, varnishes and for cleaning tools used in painting; thins oil paint (for use in lower layers), is suitable for removing dried layers of varnish.
Fixatives and Varnishes
After drawing and spreading the colours, we must ensure that the result remains as we left it. A sure method for our work on canvas or paper does not change over time, consists of using Fixatives and Varnishes, such as:
- Maimeri Spray Fixatives in 400 ml Spray can, for charcoal, pencil, pastel, watercolour and tempera, Colourless Varnishes to fix and protect drawings, pastels and tempera, to be used sparingly by spraying with quick passes holding the can in a vertical position at a distance of about 30 cm from the drawing.
- DAS Vernici Vernidas Protettiva Trasparente 33 ml/250 ml/500 ml; Varnishes with a lacquered and ceramic effect, professional protective, transparent and crystallizing, known throughout the world by generations of creatives.
Mediums and Oils
Mediums and Oils are an essential part of a painter and artist's kit, as they guarantee the correct drying of the pictorial layer, delaying or accelerating drying, depending on the needs. We recommend purchasing our best products, such as:
- Talens Purified Poppy Oil for Oil Painting in a 75 ml bottle, ideal oils for light colours, do not yellow, slow drying, less risk of wrinkling than linseed oil, use only in the final coat, dilutable with turpentine or white spirit;
- Winsor & Newton Texture Medium for Watercolour Painting in a 75 ml bottle, contains fine particles that give a fine consistency, can be used to give a perception of depth and structure to watercolor paintings, apply directly to the paper or mix with watercolor, shake well before use.
To learn all the secrets on the best Painting, Drawing and Calligraphy techniques, visit our catalog >Libri di Tecniche Artistiche.
