Painting Mediums & Varnishes

Winsor & Newton Galeria White Gesso is made from high quality acrylic resin with a good level of pigment strength. Posessing excellent "tooth" for film adhesion, Winsor & Newton Galeria White Gesso can be used straight from the pot.

Winsor & Newton Galeria Extender increases the volume of acrylic paint while maintaining original colour opacity. Ideal for use when you want to extend a colour to cover large areas. It dries to a matt finish and will resist yellowing.

Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Mediums help the artist to explore the tactile, as well as visual, properties of acrylic paints.

Iridescent - creates stunning pearlescent & light interference effects

Heavy Carvable Modeling Paste - can be sanded or carved on rigid or flexible surfaces

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability and extend colours while keeping them brilliant, flowing & "brush-able."

Winsor & Newton Flow Improver increases flow & workability on non-absorbent surfaces. No reduction in colour strength. Dilute in water 1:20

Winsor & Newton Colourless Art Masking Fluid is ideal for masking the areas that need protection when colour is applied in broad washes. Designed for soft-sized papers to avoid staining. Contains latex.

Winsor & Newton Linseed Oils range allows you to control the speed of the drying time of your oil paint.

Winsor & Newton Cold Pressed Linseed Oil dries quicker than Refined and Stand linseed oil, and will increase the gloss and transparency of oil paint.

Winsor & Newton Artists' UV Varnish will protect and preserve your acrylic artworks from dirt, grease, pollution, fading and colour shift. Do not use Winsor & Newton Artists' UV Varnish as a medium or on absorbent surfaces.

Winsor & Newton Artists' Gesso Primer is fast-drying and opaque, drying to an excellent level of tooth while maintaining balanced absorbency. Made from the highest quality acrylic resin, Winsor & Newton Artists' Gesso Primer has a superior level of pigmentation, making it a suitable primer for acrylic, oil and alkyd painting.

Winsor & Newton Art Masking Fluid is a pigmented rubber latex-based liquid. It is used for masking areas that need protection when colour is applied in broad washes.

Winsor & Newton Aquapasto is a transparent gel medium that reduces flow and gives a bodied effect to watercolour and gouache. Winsor & Newton Aquapasto washes will not flow into eachother, making them ideal for clouds or multi-coloured areas. Mix with watercolours or onto the palette.

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Mediums enable artists to improve colour durability and extend colours while keeping them brilliant, flowing & "brush-able."

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Slow Drying Medium can be used to slow down drying time when used with acrylic paint, and other mediums.

Winsor & Newton Acrylic Modeling Paste is a lightweight, flexible medium which thickens colour and allows the artist to build depth through layering. Mixed with colour or used overpaint, sanded or carved, Winsor & Newton Acrylic Modeling Paste is versatile and will not shrink or crack when dry. Dries to an even, matte finish.