Painting Mediums and Tools

For the creative use of paints there is a wide range of painting materials and mediums available with which the paints can be deliberately influenced, changed and processed.

Daler Rowney – Simply Acrylic - Palette Knife Set – 5 Pieces

5 pieces palette knife set by Daler Rowney. Different plastic palette knifes for mixing and applying paint.

€2.07

Daler Rowney - Simply - Blending Sticks and Tortillons - 10 Piece Set

10 piece Blending Stick Set by Daler Rowney. Different blending sticks and tortillons for blending charcoal, pastels and pencil.

€3.83

Daler Rowney - Simply - Plastic Palette - 10 Well

Plastic Palette from Daler Rowney for mixing acrylic paint, oil paint or watercolour. Features 10 wells and a centre well. Easy to clean.

€1.04

Daler Rowney - Simply - Wooden Palette - 30 x 40 cm

Wooden Palette by Daler Rowney for mixing acrylic paint or oil paint and keeping colours readily accessible. Durable wooden palette with gripping hole for the thumb.

€6.83

Daler Rowney - Simply Wooden Manikin - 20 cm

Wooden Manikin by Daler Rowney for learning to draw the human figure in different poses and postures. Height: 20 cm.

€12.01

Talens - Ox Gall 051

Painting medium for watercolour and gouache. Degreases and wets surfaces before painting and enhances the flow of colours.

Content: 0.075 Liter (€96.00 / 1 Liter)

From €7.49

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Daler Rowney Acrylic Medium - Glaze Medium Gloss - 250 ml

Glaze Medium for a glossy finish. Increases the flow and transparency of acrylic paint and produces a fine glaze.

Content: 0.25 Liter (€37.04 / 1 Liter)

€9.26

Daler Rowney Acrylic Medium - Texture Paste - 250 ml

Paste for building heavy layers of texture and create textured surfaces. Dries matt-white and can be painted over with acrylic paint.

Content: 0.25 Liter (€31.16 / 1 Liter)

€7.79

Daler Rowney Acrylic Medium - Mother of Pearl Texture Paste - 250 ml

Milky white acrylic gel with pearl pigments. Dries silvery-white and slightly transparent. Can be mixed in with acrylic colours.

Content: 0.25 Liter (€32.36 / 1 Liter)

€8.09

Graduate Gesso White Primer – Daler Rowney

Matt-white Gesso Primer for all semi-absorbent surfaces. Creates a slight texturised priming. For acrylic paints and oil paints.

From €13.92

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Simply Acrylic Gesso – White Primer – Daler Rowney – 500 ml

Simply Acrylic Gesso primer for canvas and other semi-absorbent surfaces. For acrylic paints and oil paints. 500 ml.

Content: 0.5 Liter (€15.70 / 1 Liter)

€7.85

Daler Rowney Primer - Artists Gesso - White - 250 ml

Artists Gesso Primer for canvas and other semi-absorbent surfaces. Creates a matt-white slightly texturised priming.

Content: 0.25 Liter (€29.88 / 1 Liter)

€7.47

Daler Rowney - Perfix Colourless Fixative

Fixative Spray by Daler Rowney for pastels, charcoal and pencil. Dries fast and colourless and can be painted over. 150 ml or 400 ml.

Content: 0.15 Liter (€67.13 / 1 Liter)

From €10.47

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Fixative Spray Talens

Highly transparent, matt protective film for pastels, charcoal and pencil. Spray can with 400ml.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€47.78 / 1 Liter)

€19.11

Fixative Spray Marabu

Highly transparent, matt protective film for pastels, charcoal and pencil. Spray can with 400ml.a

Content: 0.4 Liter (€47.95 / 1 Liter)

€19.18

Daler Rowney - Artists‘ Clear Picture Varnish

Spray varnish by Daler Rowney for acrylic paint and oil paint. Dries colourless with a glossy sheen.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€36.98 / 1 Liter)

€14.79

LASCAUX UV Protect 1 Archival Varnish - gloss

Archival spray varnish with UV protection for a glossy finish. UV Protect 1 gloss. Spray can with 400ml.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€102.73 / 1 Liter)

€41.09

LASCAUX UV Protect 2 Archival Varnish - matt

Archival spray varnish with UV protection for a matt finish. UV Protect 2 matt. Spray can with 400ml.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€103.33 / 1 Liter)

€41.33

LASCAUX UV Protect 3 Archival Varnish - semi-matt

Archival spray varnish with UV protection for a semi-matt finish. UV Protect 3 semi matt. Spray can with 400ml.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€106.60 / 1 Liter)

€42.64

Matt Varnish

Clear and matt varnish for drawings, as well as graphics and photographs. Spray can with 400ml.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€47.95 / 1 Liter)

€19.18

Gloss Varnish

Transparent and glossy varnish for drawings, as well as graphics and photographs. Spray can with 300ml.

Content: 0.3 Liter (€63.93 / 1 Liter)

€19.18

Talens Picture Varnish - 400 ml can

Picture Varnish by Talens for the protection of oil paintings.

Content: 0.4 Liter (€62.03 / 1 Liter)

From €24.87

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Picture Varnish - 1 Litre Bottle

Picture Varnish for the protection of oil paintings.

€51.93

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Picture Varnish LUKAS - 1 Litre Bottle

Picture Varnish by LUKAS for the protection of oil paintings.

€40.41

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Painting materials and mediums not only simplify your work, but also introduce a multitude of new possibilities into the creative process.

Painting mediums are substances that are added to the paint. They influence the processing properties, consistency, and the drying time of the paint. The paints are thinned or thickened, their drying time can be shortened or prolonged, the colours can become glossier or more matt. Depending on the desired result you can change the characteristics of your paint with the appropriate painting mediums and adapt them to your needs.

In addition, there are several painting mediums and tools that can be used as a preparatory or final step or that enable special processing techniques. These include primers, fixatives, varnishes, structure pastes, but also palettes, painting knives and the like.

Overview of painting materials and aids

Primer white / gesso - adhesive primer for unfinished painting surfaces

Flow medium / thinner - thins the paint

Thickener - increases paint consistency / pastosity

Drying retarder - prolongs the drying time

Drying accelerator - shortens the drying time

Modelling pastes / texture pastes - for reliefs and three-dimensional work

Gloss mediums - change/influence the gloss properties of the paint

Binders - enable the production of paints

varnishes / fixatives - create a protective layer on the finished painting

Pallets - enable mixing and controlled application of paint

Painting knives - tools for working with impasto paint

Gesso / Primer White

Gesso is a preparatory medium used, for example, for top coats or ground coats. Canvases and other painting surfaces are often primed with gesso for the application of paint.

Flow Medium / Thinner

If the paint is to be thinned more than is suitable with water, a flow medium can be used. If you want to work with a strong glazing effect a flow medium should be used.

Thickener

These mediums thicken the paint, making it more pasty so that the painting has more structure. They generally also prolong the drying time of the paint.

Drying retarder

Drying retarders, also called retarders, extend the drying time of the paint. If paints dry too quickly it can be problematic to create specific colour transitions with certain techniques. If the drying time of the paint is to be slowed down, a retarder can be added. Retarders consist of a binder and noticeably extend the time it takes for the paint to dry. Retarders are colour-neutral and do not change the colour properties.

Drying accelerator

If the paints dry too slowly and thus prolong the painting process, a drying accelerator can be added. This ensures that the paint dries more quickly, and that you can paint much faster.

Modelling pastes / texture pastes

To create three-dimensional effects or surface structures it makes sense to use modelling pastes and/or texture pastes. These thicken the paint and enable to create a three-dimensional structure. The pastes are available smooth or with grain, as well as in different colours. They are applied with a brush, painting knife, spatula or directly by hand. They can either be mixed with paint or pigments or applied pure and painted afterwards when dry. With texture paste the painting surface can also be worked out as a relief before the paint is applied. A variety of modelling and texture pastes are available, especially for the application of acrylic paints.

Gloss mediums

Gloss mediums are used to increase the degree of gloss of the paint. They can usually be mixed directly with the paint.

Binders

Binders are used to produce paints themselves. They are mixed with the colour pigments to produce paints. Binders are available for acrylic paints, oil paints, watercolours, as well as for tempera and gouache paints.

Varnish / Fixative

Varnishes and fixatives are usually used at the end of the painting process and create lacquer-like protective layers on the surface of your artwork. Depending on the varnish, the colour brilliance can be enhanced (glossy), maintained (neutral) or reduced (matt). Varnishes are applied to the painting after the paint has dried, sealing it and providing long-lasting protection against environmental influences.

Pallets

Pallets are available in different materials, shapes and sizes. The size ideally depends on the size of the picture and how much paint is needed. If no palette is available, a piece of coated cardboard or a plate or other smooth surface can be used as a palette substitute. It is important that the palette has a smooth surface that cannot absorb the paint and that it is thick enough so that the paint does not soak through it.

Painting knives

Painting knives are used when working with pasty paints, as well as when using modelling and texture pastes. They can be used to apply and shape the paints and pastes.

Painting Mediums and Tools

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Painting materials and mediums not only simplify your work, but also introduce a multitude of new possibilities into the creative process.

Gesso / Primer White

Flow Medium / Thinner

Thickener

Drying retarder

Drying accelerator

Modelling pastes / texture pastes

Gloss mediums

Binders

Varnish / Fixative

Pallets

Painting knives